"duty of care" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duties of care [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|duties of care}} duty of care (plural duties of care)
  1. (law) A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. Categories (topical): Law Related terms: due diligence Translations (legal obligation): 注意義務 (Chinese Mandarin), 注意义务 (zhùyì yìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 關照義務 (Chinese Mandarin), 关照义务 (guānzhào yìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 謹慎責任 (Chinese Mandarin), 谨慎责任 (jǐnshèn zérèn) (Chinese Mandarin), 照顧責任 (Chinese Mandarin), 照顾责任 (zhàogù zérèn) (Chinese Mandarin), zorgplicht [feminine] (Dutch), zorgvuldigheidsplicht [feminine] (Dutch), huolellisuusvelvoite (Finnish), huolenpitovelvoite (Finnish), devoir de diligence [masculine] (French), Sorgfaltspflicht [feminine] (German), Fürsorgepflicht [feminine] (German), varúðarskylda [feminine] (Icelandic), należyta staranność [feminine] (Polish)

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