Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
ordinary care — A standard for the determination of negligence; the degree of diligence which one must observe in the performance of his common law duty to use care to prevent injury to others. A relative standard; due care according to the circumstances of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
ordinary care — noun the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty • Syn: ↑due care, ↑reasonable care • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑charge, ↑tutelage, ↑guardianship * * * … Useful english dictionary
want of ordinary care — The failure to exercise ordinary care. See ordinary care … Ballentine's law dictionary
ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
care — n 1: watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or regard usu. towards an action or situation; esp: due care a person has a duty to use care in dealing with others, and failure to do so is negligence R. I. Mehr see also due… … Law dictionary
ordinary — 1. noun At common law, one who had exempt and immediate jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical. Also a bishop; and an archbishop is the ordinary of the whole province, to visit and receive appeals from inferior jurisdictions. Also a commissary or… … Black's law dictionary
Ordinary and extraordinary care — Some bioethical theories, including the teaching of the Catholic Church, distinguish ordinary and extraordinary care.[1] Ordinary care is always obligatory. Extraordinary care is care whose provision involves a disproportionately great burden on… … Wikipedia
care — Watchful attention; concern; custody; diligence; discretion; caution; opposite of negligence or carelessness; prudence; regard; preservation; security; support; vigilance. To be concerned with, and to attend to, the needs of oneself or another.… … Black's law dictionary
care — Watchful attention; concern; custody; diligence; discretion; caution; opposite of negligence or carelessness; prudence; regard; preservation; security; support; vigilance. To be concerned with, and to attend to, the needs of oneself or another.… … Black's law dictionary
ordinary negligence — The failure to exercise such care as the great mass of mankind ordinarily exercises under the same or similar circumstances. 38 Am J1st Negl § 46. The want of exercise of ordinary care. See ordinary care … Ballentine's law dictionary
