foreseeability

  • 1foreseeability — fore·see·abil·i·ty /fōr ˌsē ə bi lə tē/ n 1: the quality or state of being foreseeable reasonable foreseeability of probable consequences Gerwin v. Southeastern Cal. Ass n of Seventh Day Adventists, 14 Cal. App. 3d 209 (1971) 2: the doctrine esp …

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  • 2foreseeability — The ability to see or know in advance; e.g. the reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is a likely result from certain acts or omissions. Emery v. Thompson, 347 Mo. 494, 148 S.W.2d 479, 480. In tort law, the foreseeability element of… …

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  • 3foreseeability — The ability to see or know in advance; e.g. the reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is a likely result from certain acts or omissions. Emery v. Thompson, 347 Mo. 494, 148 S.W.2d 479, 480. In tort law, the foreseeability element of… …

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  • 4foreseeability — noun see foreseeable …

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  • 5foreseeability — noun The state or condition of being foreseeable; predictability …

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  • 6foreseeability — n. quality of being predictable, quality of being foreseeable …

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  • 7foreseeability — fore·see·abil·i·ty …

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  • 8foreseeability — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌsēəˈbiləd.ē noun : the quality or state of being foreseeable * * * foreseeabilˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fore …

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  • 9South African law of delict — The South African law of delict engages primarily with the circumstances in which one person can claim compensation from another for harm that has been suffered. [1] JC Van der Walt and Rob Midgley define a delict, in general terms [...] as a… …

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  • 10Causation (law) — Causation is the causal relationship between conduct and result. That is to say that causation provides a means of connecting conduct, complete with actus reus, with the the resulting harm or result element. It should be noted that causation is… …

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