foreseeability [fɔ:ˌsi:əˈbɪləti, Am fɔ:r-] N LAW
1. foreseeability (natural or obvious consequence):
- foreseeability
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2. foreseeability (ability to foresee):
- foreseeability
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- foreseeability test
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Third, the broader standard removes the hassle of making distinctions between foreseeability of harm or death which could potentially cause problems in the future.
en.wikipedia.org In the second place, it is clear that the test of foreseeability is less a definite test itself than a cover for a developing set of tests.
en.wikipedia.org The reasonable foreseeability of damages is not decisive, but it can be used as a subsidiary test in the application of a flexible criterion.
en.wikipedia.org As we recently observed with respect to a determination of duty, however, foreseeability is a question of fact for the jury.
en.wikipedia.org The question as to the reasonable foreseeability of the damages can not, the court held, be regarded as the single decisive criterion in determining liability.
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