NECESSARY DILIGENCE
\nˈɛsəsəɹi dˈɪlɪd͡ʒəns], \nˈɛsəsəɹi dˈɪlɪdʒəns], \n_ˈɛ_s_ə_s_ə_ɹ_i d_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n_s]\
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That degree of diligence which a person placed in a particularsituation must exercise in order to entitle him to the protection of the law in respect torights or claims growing out of that situation, or to avoid being left without redress onaccount of his own culpable carelessness or negligence. Garahv v. Bavley. 25 Tex.Supp. 302: Sanderson v. Brown, 57 Me. 312
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.