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Contributory

Contributory Meaning & Definition
Contributory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contributory?

[adj] tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contributory: causative | conducive | contributing(a) | contributive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Contributory: accessory | additional | adjuvant | aidful | ancillary | another | appurtenant | auxiliary | beneficial | collateral | concessive | conducive | constructive | donative | extra | farther | fresh | further | furthersome | good for | helpful | intestate | more | new | other | plus | positive | profitable | remedial | salutary | serviceable | spare | subservient | subsidiary | supernumerary | supplemental | supplementary | surplus | testamentary | testate | therapeutic | ulterior | useful

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Contributory In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. --Milton. Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman. {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.
\Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. --Abbott.

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