comparative fault

comparative fault
comparative fault n: a doctrine in torts in which the fault attributable to each party is compared and any award to the plaintiff is reduced in proportion to the plaintiff's share of the fault: comparative negligence(b) at negligence compare contributory negligence at negligence; strict liability at liability 2b

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

comparative fault
A rule in admiralty law where each vessel involved in a collision is required to pay a share of the total damages in proportion to its percentage of fault.

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