reasonable person
Definition
Ordinary, prudent person who normally exercises due care while avoiding extremes of both audacity and caution. Used as a test of liability in cases of negligence, this standard is not applied uniformly on all persons because varying degrees of reasonableness may be expected from a minor (infant), an adult, an unskilled person, or a professional such as a doctor. See also prudent man rule.
reasonable person is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
reasonable person appears in the definitions of the following terms:
reasonable man,
offer,
reason to know,
prudent man rule,
duties of directors,
due care,
objective theory of contract,
conspicuous,
reasonable cost,
doctrine of reasonable expectations
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