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n.Highest care; the care that a very cautious and competent person would use.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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utmost care — The highest degree of care to be exercised in a particular situation, consistent with the nature of the undertaking and the circumstances of the case. Dodge v Boston & Bangor S.S. Co. 148 Mass 207, 19 NE 373. As applied to the care required of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
utmost care — Term is substantially synonymous with highest care … Black's law dictionary
utmost care and skill — The highest degree of care and skill known which may be used under the same or similar circumstances. Phelan v Louisville Electrical Co. 122 Ky 476, 91 SW 703 … Ballentine's law dictionary
utmost — I adjective extreme, furthest, greatest, highest, maximal, maximum, most, superlative, supreme associated concepts: utmost care II noun best, degree, extreme limit, extremity, farthest reach, furthest point, greatest amount, greatest degree,… … Law dictionary
care — I n. caution 1) to exercise, take care 2) great, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, utmost care 3) care to + inf. (she took care to avoid catching cold) 4) care that + clause (take care that you don t get involved) solicitude maintenance keep… … Combinatory dictionary
care — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 caring for sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great ▪ He loved his books and took great care of them. ▪ proper ▪ With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years … Collocations dictionary
utmost — [[t]ʌ̱tmoʊst[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use utmost to emphasize the importance or seriousness of something or to emphasize the way that it is done. It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people...… … English dictionary
utmost degree of care — See utmost care … Ballentine's law dictionary
utmost — ut|most [ ʌt,moust ] adjective * as much as possible: used for emphasizing a quality or feeling: We attach the utmost importance to public safety. All equipment should be handled with the utmost care … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
utmost */ — UK [ˈʌtməʊst] / US [ˈʌtˌmoʊst] adjective as much as possible: used for emphasizing a quality or feeling We attach the utmost importance to public safety. All equipment should be handled with the utmost care … English dictionary
