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Free rider

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002232

An individual or entity that benefits from a good or service without contributing to its cost or effort. In legal contexts, this can refer to a party who enjoys the advantages of a collective action or public good without bearing their share of the burden. This behavior can lead to under-provision of public goods or market inefficiencies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002232
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002232",
  "term": "Free rider",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An individual or entity that benefits from a good or service without contributing to its cost or effort. In legal contexts, this can refer to a party who enjoys the advantages of a collective action or public good without bearing their share of the burden. This behavior can lead to under-provision of public goods or market inefficiencies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/free-rider/"
}

Record 2,141 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.