reasonable care

Thân thiện

A driver exercises reasonable care by stopping at a red light.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The degree of caution and concern an ordinarily prudent and rational person would use in similar circumstances: This is a legal standard used to judge whether a person's actions or lack of action created liability. It represents the level of care expected to avoid harming others.

Usage

• Legal Standard: "Reasonable care" is primarily used in legal contexts, especially in tort law, to determine if someone was negligent. It is the benchmark against which a person's conduct is measured.
• Duty of Care: It defines the obligation to act with the watchfulness, attention, and prudence that a reasonable person in the same situation would exhibit. Failure to exercise reasonable care can result in a finding of negligence.

Examples

• The court found the property owner did not exercise reasonable care in clearing the icy sidewalk.
• Manufacturers have a duty to show reasonable care in designing safe products.
• In the lawsuit, the key question was whether the driver used reasonable care to avoid the accident.

Advanced Usage

• "Standard of reasonable care": This phrase emphasizes it as the measurable benchmark for conduct.
  • The jury was instructed on the standard of reasonable care expected from a medical professional.
• "Exercise reasonable care": The typical verb collocation describing the action of applying this level of caution.
  • Landlords must exercise reasonable care in maintaining common areas.

Variants and Related Words

• Due care (noun): Often used synonymously with "reasonable care" in legal terminology.
  • The contractor failed to use due care when installing the electrical wiring.
• Ordinary care (noun): Another common synonym, stressing the standard of the average, prudent person.
• Negligence (noun): The failure to exercise reasonable care.
  • The plaintiff sued for negligence, claiming a lack of reasonable care.

Synonyms

• Prudent care: Care characterized by good judgment and caution.
• Sufficient care: An adequate level of attention and caution.
• Appropriate care: Care suitable for the specific circumstances.

Related Phrases

• Duty of care: The legal obligation to adhere to a standard of reasonable care.
  • A teacher has a duty of care towards their students.
• Breach of duty: The failure to meet the standard of reasonable care, a key element in negligence.
  • The breach of duty was clear when the company ignored known safety hazards.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• due care
• ordinary care