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comparative negligence

/kəmˈpærətɪv ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/

Traducción: Doctrina legal del derecho de daños en la que se compara el grado de culpa de cada parte implicada en un accidente o perjuicio, y la indemnización se otorga proporcionalmente al grado de responsabilidad de cada parte.

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/kəmˈpærətɪv ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/C1formallegal
  • esDoctrina legal del derecho de daños en la que se compara el grado de culpa de cada parte implicada en un accidente o perjuicio, y la indemnización se otorga proporcionalmente al grado de responsabilidad de cada parte.

A legal doctrine used in tort law where the fault of each party involved in an accident or injury is compared, and damages are awarded proportionally based on each party's degree of responsibility.

  1. Legal doctrine of shared faultC2formal

    A legal principle used in tort law to allocate fault and damages among parties based on their respective degrees of negligence.

    esNegligencia comparativa

    • The court applied comparative negligence to reduce the plaintiff's compensation by 30% due to their own fault.
    • Under comparative negligence, each party's damages are reduced by their percentage of fault.
    • The jury found both drivers negligent and used comparative negligence to split the liability.