duty of care

English

Noun

duty of care (plural duties of care)

1. (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