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Reasonable person

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004132

A hypothetical individual who exercises average care, skill, and judgment in conducting their affairs. This objective standard is used in tort law to determine whether a defendant's conduct was negligent. The actions of the defendant are compared to what a reasonable person would have done in the same situation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004132
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Reasonable person",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A hypothetical individual who exercises average care, skill, and judgment in conducting their affairs. This objective standard is used in tort law to determine whether a defendant's conduct was negligent. The actions of the defendant are compared to what a reasonable person would have done in the same situation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/reasonable-person/"
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Record 4,184 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.