as in recklessness
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negligence
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The lawsuit seeks damages and brings claims of battery, negligence and false imprisonment.—
Nathan Pilling
July 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025 -
Mitchell said that in civil cases where civil negligence is raised, a lawyer would have to show that someone's carelessness caused harm to another person, such as running a red light and hitting someone.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
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“Foolhardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolhardiness. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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