Improvidence — Law Dictionary

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Lack of care, prudence and foresight. See 10 Mont. 228, 25 Pac. 105.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Such want of care and foresight in the management of property as would be likely to render it less valuable and impair the interests of those who may be or become entitled to it. Such is the construction of the word in a statute excluding one found incompetent by reason of improvidence, to perform the duties of an administrator; Coope V. Lowerre, 1 Barb. Ch. (N. Y.) 45. See also Emerson v. Bowers, 14 N. Y. 449; Freeman v. Kellogg, 4 Redf. (N. Y.) 218. IMPUBES (Lat). In Civil Law. One who is more than seven years old, or out of infancy, and who has not attained the age of puberty; that is, if a boy, till he has attained his full age of fourteen years, and if a girl, her full age of twelve years. Domat, Liv. PrM. t. 2, s. 2, n. 8.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

As used in a statute excluding one found incompetent to execute the duties of an administrator by reason of improvidence, means that want of care and foresight in the management of property which would be likely to render the estate and effects of the intestate unsafe, and liable to be lost or diminished in value, in case the administration should be committed to the improvident person. Coope v. Lowerre, 1 Barb. Chi (N. Y.) 45.