Definitions for recklessness
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recklessness, foolhardiness, rashnessnoun

   the trait of giving little thought to danger

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1. recklessnessnoun

   The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.

   His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger.

2. Etymology: From reklesnes, from receleasnes, equivalent to.

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1. recklessness

   Recklessness refers to the act of being careless or indifferent to the potential outcome or consequences of one’s actions, often with disregard to safety, caution, or potential harm or damage to oneself or others. It suggests a lack of concern for the risk involved in the behavior or action.

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1. Recklessness

   In criminal law, recklessness is one of the four possible classes of mental state constituting mens rea. To commit an offence of ordinary as opposed to strict liability, the prosecution must be able to prove both a mens rea and an actus reus, i.e., a person cannot be guilty of the offence for their actions alone. There must also be an appropriate intention, knowledge, recklessness, or criminal negligence at the relevant time. Recklessness may constitute an offense against property or involve significant danger to another person. The precise definition of recklessness has been contested and has evolved. It generally involves a person pursuing a course of action while consciously disregarding the fact that the action gives rise to a substantial and unjustifiable risk.

Matched Categories

1. • Unthoughtfulness

How to pronounce recklessness?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recklessness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recklessness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of recklessness in a Sentence

1. The Crown:

   Someone who has a penchant for recklessness, for escalatory foreign policies, to retain the capability to enrich, I believe would be an incredibly dangerous precedent to set.

2. Albert Watkins:

   My clients didnt sit on their front stoop with guns. ... No firearms were on them at the time that they, were, as property owners standing in front of their home, it was not until they basically were in a position of seeing and observingviolence, recklessness, lawbreaking, and knowing that the police were not going to be doing anything.

3. John Ortolano:

   Rep. Mosley’s recklessness, his demeanor and his utter disregard for the safety of the public represent the exact opposite of what the Arizona Fraternal Order of Police looks for in an elected official, potentially lethal speeding isn’t a joke. We will not stand with those who think it’s acceptable or funny to risk the lives of others while behind the wheel of a lethal weapon.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Do I consider myself part of the casino capitalist process by which so few have so much and so many have so little, by which Wall Street’s greed and recklessness wrecked this economy? No, I don’t.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   Wall Street's greed and recklessness and illegal behavior drove this economy into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Millions of people lost their homes, their life savings, and their jobs. And, yes, I believe that we have to break up the major financial institutions. We have to re-establish Glass-Stegall.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recklessness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recklessness
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recklessness