Meanings
nounduty of care (plural duties of care)
plural duties of care
- lawA legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 注意義務 /注意义务, 關照義務 /关照义务
- 注意義務 /注意义务 (zhùyì yìwù)legal obligation
- 關照義務 /关照义务 (guānzhào yìwù)legal obligation
- 謹慎責任 /谨慎责任 (jǐnshèn zérèn)legal obligation
- 照顧責任 /照顾责任 (zhàogù zérèn)legal obligation
Dutch zorgplicht, zorgvuldigheidsplicht
- zorgplichtlegal obligation
- zorgvuldigheidsplichtlegal obligation
Finnish huolellisuusvelvoite, huolenpitovelvoite
- huolellisuusvelvoitelegal obligation
- huolenpitovelvoitelegal obligation
French devoir de diligence
- devoir de diligencelegal obligation
German Sorgfaltspflicht, Fürsorgepflicht
- Sorgfaltspflichtlegal obligation
- Fürsorgepflichtlegal obligation
Icelandic varúðarskylda
- varúðarskyldalegal obligation
Polish należyta staranność
- należyta starannośćlegal obligation
Cite this entry
APA
duty of care. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duty%20of%20care
MLA
“duty of care.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duty%20of%20care. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duty of care,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duty%20of%20care.
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