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Recklessness

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

An indifference whether wrong is done or not. An indifference to the rights of others. Recklessness and wantonness are stronger terms than mere or ordinary negligence.

Kansas Pac. R. Co. v. Whipple, 39 Kan. 531, 18 Pac. 730.