| 词汇 | example_english_comparative-negligence |
| 释义 | comparative negligencecollocation in Englishmeanings of comparativeand negligenceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with negligence. comparative adjective uk /kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/ us /kəmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/ comparing ... See more at comparative negligence noun[U] uk /ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns/ us /ˈneɡ.lə.dʒəns/ the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone ... See more at negligence Examples of comparative negligenceThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The second and third versions are lumped together in what is called modified comparativenegligence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Economists have further criticized comparativenegligence as not encouraging precaution under the calculus of negligence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Comparative responsibility may apply to intentional torts as well as negligence and encompasses the doctrine of comparativenegligence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is not easy for a defendant to show both elements and therefore comparativenegligence usually constitutes a better defence in many cases. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other jurisdictions refuse to recognize consent as a defense to mutual combat and instead provide relief under the doctrine of comparativenegligence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In comparativenegligence, the victim's damages are reduced according to the degree of fault. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Comparativenegligence has been criticized as allowing a plaintiff who is recklessly 95% negligent to recover 5% of the damages from the defendant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Under proportionate liability (sometimes also called "comparativenegligence"), the city would only have been liable for their one percent of the damages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When comparativenegligence was adopted, three main versions were used. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Note however that comparativenegligence is a partial defence, i.e. it usually leads to a reduction of payable damages rather than a full exclusion of liability. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first was called pure comparativenegligence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of comparative Go to the definition of negligence See other collocations with negligence |
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