Contributory
Contributory , adjective
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.
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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
Contributory ({not transcribed}) , noun
One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. — Abbott