foreseeability

/ˌfɔːr.siː.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

the quality of being predictable or foreseeable

The court assessed the foreseeability of the damages in the contract dispute.

The court evaluated whether the damages could have been reasonably anticipated.

Law

formal

The quality of being able to be reasonably anticipated or predicted, often used in legal contexts to assess liability or responsibility.

The plaintiff argued that the defendant should have foreseen the potential harm, given the foreseeability of the situation.

The plaintiff claimed the defendant could have reasonably predicted the harm due to the predictable nature of the circumstances.

In legal contexts, foreseeability is often used to determine whether a party could reasonably have anticipated a particular outcome or event.

Collocations

assess foreseeabilityto evaluate whether something could have been reasonably predicteddegree of foreseeabilitythe extent to which something could have been anticipated

a standard used in law to determine if a party could have predicted an outcome

Foreseeability is often a key factor in determining negligence or liability in legal cases.

Foreseeability in law typically requires that a reasonable person could have predicted the outcome under similar circumstances.

Derived from 'foresee' (Middle English 'forseen') + '-ability' (suffix denoting capacity or quality).

Primarily used in legal and formal contexts to discuss liability, risk assessment, and contractual obligations.

foresee

to predict or anticipate

root

-ability

the quality or state of being

suffix

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