Contributory
Contributory adjective - Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
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Responsible and contributory are semantically related. in contributing a result topic. In some cases you can use "Responsible" instead an adjective "Contributory".
Responsible
Responsible adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Contributory and responsible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contributory" instead an adjective "Responsible".
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- In this case, the decedent's brother admitted that he was also partially responsible; since contributory negligence is a complete defense, it means that Rogers cannot be held liable at all.
Source: Hollywood Law
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