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recklessness — reck·less·ness n: the quality or state of being reckless; also: reckless conduct compare negligence ◇ Recklessness may be the basis for civil and often criminal liability. Unlike negligence it requires conscious disregard of risk to others.… … Law dictionary
Recklessness — may be:*Recklessness (criminal), a legal term describing a person s state of mind when allegedly committing a criminal offence * Recklessness (psychology), a state of mind in which a persons acts without caring what the consequences may be … Wikipedia
recklessness — noun The property of being reckless, of taking unnecessary risks. His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger … Wiktionary
recklessness — reckless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» … English terms dictionary
Recklessness (psychology) — Recklessness (also called unchariness) is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one s actions. Reck is a regard or reckoning, particularly of a situation. A reckless individual would engage in an… … Wikipedia
Recklessness (law) — In criminal law, recklessness (also called unchariness) is one of the four possible classes of mental state constituting mens rea (the Latin for guilty mind ). To commit an offence of ordinary as opposed to strict liability, the prosecution must… … Wikipedia
Recklessness (criminal) — In the criminal law, recklessness (also called unchariness) is one of the four possible classes of mental state constituting mens rea (the Latin for guilty mind ). To commit an offence of ordinary as opposed to strict liability, the prosecution… … Wikipedia
Recklessness — Reckless Reck less, a. [AS. reccele[ a]s, r[=e]cele[ a]s.] 1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. [1913 Webster] It made the king as reckless as them… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recklessness — noun see reckless … New Collegiate Dictionary
recklessness — Synonyms and related words: abandon, accidia, acedia, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, callowness, careless abandon, carelessness, casualness, childishness, cursoriness, desperateness, detachment, devil may careness, disinterest, dispassion, disregard … Moby Thesaurus
