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Reasonable care

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004129

The degree of caution and prudence that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances. This standard is used to determine negligence in tort law and breach of contract. The specific actions constituting reasonable care vary depending on the context, such as professional duties or everyday activities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004129
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "The degree of caution and prudence that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances. This standard is used to determine negligence in tort law and breach of contract. The specific actions constituting reasonable care vary depending on the context, such as professional duties or everyday activities.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/reasonable-care/"
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