Tort Law

Foreseeability

/ for-see-uh-BIL-ih-tee /

Definition

Whether a reasonable person could have anticipated the risk of harm.

Used in Context

“Foreseeability of injury limited the scope of the defendant\'s liability.”

Etymology

◈ Old English: foreseon, to see ahead

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