1
: of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone involved in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills, and lost wages) by that person's own insurance company regardless of who is responsible for the accident
2
: of, relating to, or being a divorce law under which neither party is held responsible for the breakup of the marriage
3
: characterized by the absence of a prevailing sense of individual responsibility (as for behavior)
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In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Ironically, the 1971 No-Fault Law that aimed to reduce fraud and litigation costs is a major cause of auto insurance fraud in the state, with The Insurance Research Council estimating that one out of 10 no-fault claims are fraudulent and one in three are exaggerated.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The city of San Diego approved additional renter protections in 2023 that included limits on no-fault evictions such as requiring a landlord to provide the tenant relocation assistance along with two months’ rent.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
So a bipartisan group in Congress hammered out the no-fault system.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Ironically, the 1971 No-Fault Law that aimed to reduce fraud and litigation costs is a major cause of auto insurance fraud in the state, with The Insurance Research Council estimating that one out of 10 no-fault claims are fraudulent and one in three are exaggerated.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The city of San Diego approved additional renter protections in 2023 that included limits on no-fault evictions such as requiring a landlord to provide the tenant relocation assistance along with two months’ rent.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
So a bipartisan group in Congress hammered out the no-fault system.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
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“No-fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-fault. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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