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<cs><col>Contributory negligence</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs>

<i>Wharton.</i>

<h1>Contributory</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con*trib"u*to*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Contributories</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.</def>

<i>Abbott.</i>

<h1>Contrist</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con*trist"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>contrister</ets>. See <er>Contristate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make sad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>To deject and <b>contrist</b> myself. <i>Sterne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Contristate</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con*tris"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>contristatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>contristare</ets> to sadden; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>tristis</ets> sad.]</ety> <def>To make sorrowful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Contrite</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con"trite</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>contritus</ets> bruised, p. p. of <ets>contrere</ets> to grind, bruise; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>terere</ets> to rub, grind: cf. F. <ets>contrit</ets> See <er>Trite</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Thoroughly bruised or broken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>contrite</b> heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. <i>Ps. li. 17.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Be penitent, and for thy fault <b>contrite</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful.</syn>

<h1>Contrite</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con"trite</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A contrite person.</def>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Contrite</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con"trite</hw>, <tt>v.</tt> <def>In a contrite manner.</def>

<h1>Contriteness</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con"trite`ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.</def>

<h1>Contrition</h1> <Xpage=316>

<hw>Con*tri"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>contrition</ets>, L. <ets>contritio</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The breaking of their parts into less parts by <b>contrition</b>. <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.</def>