0 a judgment in court that a person who has been hurt in an accident was partly responsible for their own injuries because they failed to act in a way that could have prevented the accident or the injuries --
1 a situation in which someone has part of the responsibility for their own injuries or loss because they were careless and did not prevent an accident or problem from happening: --
His damages were reduced for contributory negligence in failing to wear a seat belt.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.