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- noun law Failure to use reasonable
care , and thus put someone atrisk ofinjury ordeath .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
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