Explain contributory negligence and how it could be used as a defense by a defendant in a negligence lawsuit?

What will be an ideal response?


Contributory negligence is when some act or action that was performed by a plaintiff contributed to the plaintiff being injured or killed while on the property of a defendant or while working with a defendant. Contributory negligence could be used as a defense by a defendant in a negligence lawsuit to demonstrate the plaintiff was partially liable for their injury or death.

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Dimensions on drawings for weld fabrication operations are generally shown as ____ dimensions.

A. decimal B. whole number C. fractional D. interval

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Wall panels cast on a floor slab can be tilted up when they reach _____.

a. full design strength b. 75 percent of design strength c. one-half of design strength d. 25 percent of design strength

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A ____________________ gene is one of the genes suspected in underlying the expression of a specific trait

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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How can standing waves be eliminated?

A) terminate the line with a proper resistive load B) make the line a multiple of the wavelength C) terminate the line with a proper capacitive load D) use the shortest possible line

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