Attractive nuisance doctrine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000489",
  "term": "Attractive nuisance doctrine",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A legal principle that holds landowners liable for injuries to trespassing children caused by dangerous conditions on their property that are likely to attract children. The landowner has a duty to exercise reasonable care to protect children from such hazards, even if the children are trespassers. This doctrine often applies to features like swimming pools or abandoned vehicles.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/attractive-nuisance-doctrine/"
}