reckless person

  • 1Reckless driving — Reckless driving, in the United States, is a serious moving traffic violation. As an offense reckless driving is variously described by different U.S. state statutes. It is usually a more serious offense than careless driving or improper driving… …

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  • 2reckless — reck·less adj: characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross… …

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  • 3reckless endangerment — n: the offense of recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to another person ◇ Reckless endangerment is a misdemeanor but sometimes rises to a felony, as when a deadly weapon is involved.… …

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  • 4reckless disregard of the truth — reckless dis·re·gard of the truth or reckless disregard for the truth 1: disregard of the truth or falsity of a defamatory statement by a person who is highly aware of its probable falsity or entertains serious doubts about its truth or when… …

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  • 5reckless — Not recking; careless, heedless, inattentive; indifferent to consequences. According to circumstances it may mean desperately heedless, wanton or willful, or it may mean only careless, inattentive, or negligent. For conduct to be reckless it must …

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  • 6Reckless, Walter — ▪ American criminologist in full  Walter Cade Reckless  born Jan. 19, 1899, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 20, 1988, Dublin, Ohio       American criminologist known for his containment theory of criminology, which stated that juvenile… …

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  • 7Reckless — Recorded in many forms including Reckas, Reckhouse, Reckless, Reckliss, Reckus, Rickhouse, and Rickhuss, this is a most unusual English medieval surname. It has nothing to do with wrecks of any sort or reckless behaviour, and is almost certainly… …

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  • 8reckless driving — A criminal offense; a basis of liability for injury to the person or property of another. Driving under circumstances showing a reckless disregard of the consequences; driving carelessly and heedlessly in wilful or wanton disregard of the rights… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 9person, young —    The Oxford English Dictionary says that this expression is used of young women, especially, ‘when the speaker does not wish to specify her position as “girl”, “woman” or “lady”.’ The examples of usage quoted all refer to third person reference …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 10Don Juan's Reckless Daughter — Studio album by Joni Mitchell Released December 13, 1977 …

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