reckless of consequences

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• reckless disregard — n. Wanton or careless inattention to the safety of others or to consequences while conscious of risks, but without intent to cause harm. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

• reckless — reck·less adj: characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross… …   Law dictionary

• reckless driving — n. Driving a vehicle without attention to risks, consequences, or the safety of others. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. reckless driving …   Law dictionary

• reckless endangerment — n: the offense of recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to another person ◇ Reckless endangerment is a misdemeanor but sometimes rises to a felony, as when a deadly weapon is involved.… …   Law dictionary

• reckless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» …   English terms dictionary

• reckless — [rek′lis] adj. [ME reckeles < OE recceleas: see RECK & LESS] 1. careless; heedless 2. not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash recklessly adv. recklessness n …   English World dictionary

• reckless — Not recking; careless, heedless, inattentive; indifferent to consequences. According to circumstances it may mean desperately heedless, wanton or willful, or it may mean only careless, inattentive, or negligent. For conduct to be reckless it must …   Black's law dictionary

• reckless — /ˈrɛkləs / (say rekluhs) adjective 1. utterly careless of the consequences of action; without caution: a reckless driver. 2. characterised by or proceeding from such carelessness: reckless extravagance. –phrase 3. reckless of, careless of the… …  

• reckless — reck•less [[t]ˈrɛk lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) utterly unconcerned about consequences; rash; careless (sometimes fol. by of): reckless drivers; to be reckless of danger[/ex] 2) characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness: reckless… …   From formal English to slang

• reckless — recklessly, adv. recklessness, n. /rek lis/, adj. 1. utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually fol. by of): to be reckless of danger. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness:… …   Universalium

• reckless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. marked by lack of proper caution ; careless of consequences 2. irresponsible < reckless charges > Synonyms: see adventurous • recklessly adverb • recklessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary