recklessness
1recklessness — 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.… …
2Recklessness — 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 …
3recklessness — noun The property of being reckless, of taking unnecessary risks. His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger …
4recklessness — 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» …
5Recklessness (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… …
6Recklessness (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… …
7Recklessness (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… …
8Recklessness — 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… …
9recklessness — noun see reckless …
10recklessness — See recklessly. * * * …
