No-fault
(adjective)
A system or law in which responsibility is assigned for an event or action without determining fault or blame.
Origin:
The term 'no-fault' has its origin in the 1960s, it is a legal term used to describe a system or law that assigns responsibility for an event or action without determining fault or blame.
Examples:
- In a no-fault divorce, neither party is considered at fault for the end of the marriage.
- The state has a no-fault insurance system in which a person's insurance covers their own expenses in the event of an accident.
- She filed for no-fault compensation for the loss of her home due to natural disaster.
- The no-fault system of product liability means that the manufacturer is responsible for any injury caused by the product.
- The company has a no-fault attendance policy, meaning that employees will not be penalized for being absent due to certain reasons.