Negligence Is Defined as

question 8

Multiple Choice

Negligence is defined as

• A) failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring others.
• B) liability regardless of fault or intent.
• C) failure to exercise all possible care to avoid injuring others.
• D) None of these choices.

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Definitions:

Deontology

An ethical theory that suggests actions are morally right because of their intrinsic properties rather than their outcomes.

Ethical Theory

The systematic examination of morals, involving the analysis of concepts like right and wrong, justice, and virtue.

Situational Ethics

The ethical theory that morality is determined by the specific context of an act rather than by general or absolute rules.

Ethical Dilemma

A situation where an individual faces a choice between two morally right or conflicting principles where choosing one means compromising the other.