duty of care

English

Noun

duty of care (plural duties of care)

(law) A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.

Translations

legal obligation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意義務／注意义务 (zhùyì yìwù), 關照義務／关照义务 (guānzhào yìwù), 謹慎責任／谨慎责任 (jǐnshèn zérèn), 照顧責任／照顾责任 (zhàogù zérèn)
Dutch: zorgplicht (nl) f, zorgvuldigheidsplicht f
Finnish: huolellisuusvelvoite, huolenpitovelvoite
French: devoir de diligence m
German: Sorgfaltspflicht f, Fürsorgepflicht (de) f
Icelandic: varúðarskylda f
Polish: należyta staranność f

See also

due diligence

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