См. также: degree of culpability, degree, degradation of society, degradation
So, although contempt may be committed in the absence of intentional disobedience of the court by the defendant, the punitive measures like imprisonment or sequestration will not be ordered unless the contempt involves a degree of fault or misconduct. (IP36 Contempt in Modern New Zealand)
World Athletics' anti-doping rules state any athlete failing to declare their whereabouts for a doping test on three occasions over a 12-month period is ineligible to compete for two years, subject to a reduction to a minimum of one year depending on the degree of fault. (Yahoo Finance)
Those Reports recommended that courts must take the degree of fault into account in the overall assessment of whether there was an actionable invasion of privacy. (www.parliament.nsw.gov.au)
Texas' comparative negligence laws allow you to collect damages in proportion to your degree of fault in a car accident. (GetJerry.com)
