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Negligent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003378

Describing conduct that falls below the standard of care expected of a reasonably prudent person in similar circumstances, resulting in harm to another. It involves a failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised. To establish negligence, a plaintiff must prove duty, breach, causation, and damages.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003378
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Describing conduct that falls below the standard of care expected of a reasonably prudent person in similar circumstances, resulting in harm to another. It involves a failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised. To establish negligence, a plaintiff must prove duty, breach, causation, and damages.",
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