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Definitions

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  • noun The state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability.

Etymologies

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foreseeable +‎ -ity

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Examples

  • Imposition of liability based upon nothing more than pure "foreseeability" has been barred at least since

    Drug and Device Law 2009

  • That's where we are from the Second Circuit, and re-establishing personal jurisdiction, based on a "foreseeability" standard, is key to providing an outlet in the civil courts for terrorism victims. "

    Counterterrorism Blog 2009

  • That's where we are from the Second Circuit, and re-establishing personal jurisdiction, based on a "foreseeability" standard, is key to providing an outlet in the civil courts for terrorism victims. "

    Counterterrorism Blog 2009

  • That's where we are from the Second Circuit, and re-establishing personal jurisdiction, based on a "foreseeability" standard, is key to providing an outlet in the civil courts for terrorism victims. "

    Counterterrorism Blog 2009

  • I imagine the foreseeability of a hurricane striking that particular location would probably enter into the “idiot or innocent?” calculus, somewhere.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010

  • I certainly had heard that people are dying to go to Harvard Law School, but I always thought it was a figure of speech. p.s. I wonder if, the following semester, some creative Torts professor at Harvard used this situation in an exam question ... maybe regarding causation, foreseeability, etc.?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010

  • Before deciding the issue, however, we further examine the issue of foreseeability.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Where, According to Tort Law, Should Accused Criminals and Ex-Convicts Live? 2010

  • This consideration ties into foreseeability as well.

    WIPIP at Seton Hall part 4 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • This consideration ties into foreseeability as well.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • A number of issues were raised in this appeal, including a dram shop claim, but the aspect of the decision that I found to be the most interesting was the Court's discussion of foreseeability:

    NY Minute 2008

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