reasonable person
- A hypothetical individual used in legal contexts to denote behavior that's legally appropriate; failure to meet this legal standard can result in negligence liability
- The judge asked the jury to consider what a reasonable person would have done in the same situation.
- Because he didn’t meet the standard of a reasonable person, he was held liable for the car accident.
- In this case, the law considers the actions of the defendant against the benchmark of a reasonable person.
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