forensic: contributory negligence

The causal contribution of an injured person to the circumstances leading to the injury. A person violating the speed limit might be found to be contributorily negligent when injured by a second negligent driver.*

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*Committee on Psychiatry and Law, of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry The Mental Health Professional and the Legal System Paperback 1992 American Psychiatric Press