wanton disregard

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  • Wanton Disregard — A standard of severe negligence. Wanton disregard is a very serious accusation that indicates that a person behaved extremely recklessly. Wanton disregard is not malicious, but it is more serious than carelessness. Wanton disregard can be used as …   Investment dictionary

  • wanton — wan·ton / wänt ən, wȯnt / adj: manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known: characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm a wanton act by such… …   Law dictionary

  • wanton — [wänt′ n] adj. [ME wantowen, var. of wantogen, wanton, irregular < OE wan , used as negative prefix < wan, lacking, deficient (see WANE) + togen, pp. of teon, to draw, educate, bring up (see TOW1)] 1. Obs. undisciplined; unmanageable [a… …   English World dictionary

  • wanton — wan|ton [ˈwɔntən US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: wan wrongly, badly (from Old English wan lacking ) + towen, past participle of tee to pull, bring up, educate (11 16 centuries) (from Old English teon)] 1.) deliberately harming… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wanton — Reckless, heedless, malicious; characterized by extreme recklessness or foolhardiness; recklessly disregardful of the rights or safety of others or of consequences. In re Wegner, C.C.A.I11., 88 F.2d 899, 902. Means undisciplined, unruly, marked… …   Black's law dictionary

  • wanton negligence — A paradoxical expression, since the term wanton infers premeditation, knowledge, or consciousness, while negligence implies inadvertence; apparently signifying an act done or omitted to be done in such reckless disregard of the security and… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • disregard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter ▪ blatant, flagrant ▪ callous, cavalier, cynical …   Collocations dictionary

  • wanton — adj. Wanton is used with these nouns: ↑destruction, ↑disregard, ↑killing, ↑vandalism, ↑violence …   Collocations dictionary

  • wanton — Undisciplined. Lewd and immoral. Unchaste. In reckless indifference or disregard of the rights of others and the likelihood of injury to another. Conchin v El Paso & Southwestern Railroad Co. 13 Ariz 259, 108 P 260 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • reckless disregard — n. Wanton or careless inattention to the safety of others or to consequences while conscious of risks, but without intent to cause harm. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

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