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attractive nuisance

attractive nuisance noun: in the legal area of torts, a hazardous object or condition that is likely to attract children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object or condition, and to whom the landowner can therefore be held liable for injuries.

Noun

attractive nuisance (plural attractive nuisances)

  1. In the legal area of torts, a hazardous object or condition that is likely to attract children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object or condition, and to whom the landowner can therefore be held liable for injuries.

Forms of attractive nuisance

pluralattractive nuisances

Questions about attractive nuisance

What does attractive nuisance mean?
Attractive nuisance means in the legal area of torts, a hazardous object or condition that is likely to attract children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object or condition, and to whom the landowner can therefore be held liable for injuries.
What part of speech is attractive nuisance?
Attractive nuisance is a noun.
What is the plural of attractive nuisance?
The plural of attractive nuisance is attractive nuisances.

Words near attractive nuisance in the dictionary

  1. attraction
  2. attractional
  3. attractionally
  4. attractions
  5. attractive
  6. attractive nuisance
  7. attractive nuisances
  8. attractively
  9. attractiveness
  10. attractivenesses
  11. attractivities

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