reasonable person
reasonable person noun: a fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances.".
Noun
reasonable person (plural reasonable persons or reasonable people)
- A fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reasonable, person.
reasonable person meaning in Bengali and Thai
reasonable person in Bengali
- a reasonable person
- যুক্তিবাদী juktibadi
reasonable person in Thai
- a fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society
- วิญญูชน win-yuu-chon
Synonyms of reasonable person
Forms of reasonable person
| plural | reasonable persons |
|---|---|
| plural | reasonable people |
Questions about reasonable person
- What does reasonable person mean?
- Reasonable person means a fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances.".
- What is reasonable person in Bengali?
- Reasonable person in Bengali is যুক্তিবাদী (juktibadi). See Reasonable person meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is reasonable person?
- Reasonable person is a noun.
- What is the plural of reasonable person?
- The plural of reasonable person is reasonable persons.
Words near reasonable person in the dictionary
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