Term: contributory negligence: (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: sociometry: the quantitative study of social relationships
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: urban legend: a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: flip: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: pyromania: an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: pomology: the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: agent: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: koasati: the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: incontinence: involuntary urination or defecation
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: lake trout: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
Broader: negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Unrelated: racer: slender fast-moving North American snakes