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Good Samaritan doctrine

Good Samaritan doctrine definition - legal

n

The doctrine that an individual reasonably acting to rescue or aid another shall not be held liable for contributory negligence in causing injury to the person aided. 

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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