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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New Jersey is also a no-fault state, so your insurer pays for your medical bills after a collision, regardless of who is at fault.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Under British Columbia's no-fault system, Kristen said, pain and suffering are not compensated.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Stories of no-fault divorce still have a surprising power to inspire outrage, at least among a certain readership.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The bill would have banned no-fault evictions, which typically occur at the end of a lease, in buildings with five or more units, after the tenant had been there for at least a year.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Under British Columbia's no-fault system, Kristen said, pain and suffering are not compensated.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Stories of no-fault divorce still have a surprising power to inspire outrage, at least among a certain readership.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The bill would have banned no-fault evictions, which typically occur at the end of a lease, in buildings with five or more units, after the tenant had been there for at least a year.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
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“No-fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-fault. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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