Reasonable Cause - Law Dictionary Search Results
Crime of violence
WLR 1452. May be committed when there is no use of force, but the victim is put in reasonable fear of immediate physical harm, Regina (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) 2 WLR 1452. Includes personal … of immediate physical harm, Regina (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) 2 WLR 1452. Includes personal injury caused by arson and by poisoning, R. (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) QB LR 774.
Outrageous
Of the nature of an outrage exceeding the limits of right reason or decency such as to cause outrage involving or doing an outrage furious violent atrocious
peculiar risk doctrine
(as a general contractor) liable for injury caused by an independent contractor if the employer failed to take reasonable precautions against a risk particular to the employee's work that the employer should have recognized … peculiar risk doctrine : a doctrine that renders an employer (as a general contractor) liable for injury caused by an independent contractor if the employer failed to take reasonable precautions against a risk particular to the
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Deodand
A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person and for that reason was given to God that is forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses and distributed … A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person and for that reason was given to God that is forfeited to the
Because
By or for the cause that on this account that for the reason that
unnecessary hardship
the beneficial use of property that is caused when a zoning ordinance makes it impossible to receive a reasonable return from the property NOTE: Unnecessary hardship may justify the granting of a variance if the use permitted … unnecessary hardship : a deprivation of an owner's right to the beneficial use of property that is caused when a zoning ordinance makes it impossible to receive a reasonable return from the property NOTE: Unnecessary hardship
unavoidable accident
proximately caused by the negligence of any party or that is unforeseeable or not preventable by exercise of reasonable precautions and for which liability based on fault is not imposed compare act of god … unavoidable accident : an accident that is not proximately caused by the negligence of any party or that is unforeseeable or not preventable by exercise of reasonable precautions
tender of delivery
consists of putting or holding them at the disposition of the buyer and giving the buyer any notification reasonably necessary for taking delivery [a cause of action for breach of warranty usually accrues upon tender of delivery]
preponderance of the evidence
show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable doubt … the evidence meeting this standard [plaintiffs must show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable doubt
grievance
: a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition or unfair labor practice) felt to afford a reason for complaint or dispute ;esp : a violation of a collective bargaining agreement usually by the employer 2
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