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Incircumspect

Not circumspect heedless careless reckless impolitic

Scapegrace

A graceless unprincipled person one who is wild and reckless

joyriding

joyriding : the unauthorized and esp. reckless taking and driving of another's vehicle for a period of time joy·ride n

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Chary

Careful wary cautious not rash or reckless as the latest internet IPOs were shunned by investors made chary by the poor performance of the first

fraud

reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied

hearing

obtain a search warrant by which evidence incriminating the defendant was found are false and constitute perjury or reckless disregard for the truth Hunt·ley hearing [hənt-lē-] : a Jackson-Denno hearing in the form of procedure used in

careless

careless : not showing due care : negligent [ driving] compare reckless

libel

“the statement was made with ‘actual malice’ - that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not” in order to recover damages. The Court has also held

malice

fact 2 a : the knowledge that defamatory statements esp. regarding a public figure are false b : reckless disregard of the truth see also public figure New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important Cases

negligent entrustment

negligent entrustment : the entrusting of a dangerous article (as a motor vehicle) to one who is reckless or too inexperienced or incompetent to use it safely ;also : a theory or doctrine making one liable

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