Duty of Care

Legal obligation to avoid acts or omissions reasonably foreseeable to injure one’s neighbour. The neighbour principle.

Type: noun Branch: Tort Level: Intermediate Jurisdiction: Global

Pronunciation: 🇺🇸 US/ˈduti əv kɛr/ 🇬🇧 UK/ˈduti əv kɛr/

Definition

Legal obligation to avoid acts or omissions reasonably foreseeable to injure one’s neighbour. The neighbour principle.

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