A defense in negligence cases that shows that the plaintiff was awareof the dangers inherent in a specific activity and chose to carry out the action in full knowledge of these dangers.

A. Inherent danger
B. Waiver
C. Assumption of the risk
D. None of the above


C. Assumption of the risk

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