A legal or moral obligation imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably cause harm thus ensuring the safety or well-being of others and their property.
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Is "I didn't think it was serious" usually a good defence against "duty to rescue"?
Supposing A gives B food that contains an ingredient that, unknown to A, B is violently allergic to, and B collapses. A refuses to call an ambulance, saying that B is just being dramatic, and continues to do so even when C confirms that B does, in…
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