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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
... A form of mens rea that amounts to less than intention but more than negligence . Many common-law offences can be committed either intentionally or recklessly, and it is now common for statutes to create offences of recklessness. Recklessness has normally been held to have a subjective meaning of being aware of the risk of a particular consequence arising from one's actions but deciding nonetheless to continue with one's actions and take the risk where it is unreasonable to do so ( R v G [ 2004 ] 1 AC 1034 (HL), overruling MPC v Caldwell [...
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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)
...recklessness The mental state involved when wilfully engaging in an act despite a foreseen risk of the possibility of particular consequences flowing from that act. Recklessness does not require an intention to cause a particular result, but more is required than mere negligence , which depends on an objective standard of care and foresight that a reasonable person would exercise. By contrast, recklessness depends on possible consequences subjectively foreseen by the defendant. In criminal law recklessness (sometimes referred to as reckless...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
... n. A form of mens rea that amounts to less than intention but more than negligence . Many common-law offences can be committed either intentionally or recklessly, and it is now common for statutes to create offences of recklessness. Recklessness has normally been held to have a subjective meaning of being aware of the risk of a particular consequence arising from one’s actions but deciding nonetheless to continue with one’s actions and take the risk where it is unreasonable to do so ( R v G [ 2004 ] 1 AC 1034 (HL), overruling MPC v Caldwell ...
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain
... 1881: 97; WR Yorks, Lancs. English: nickname from Middle English recheles , rekkeles ‘reckless, careless,...
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Garner's Modern English Usage (5 ed.)
...1995 , at B6. • “Raabe faces several charges, including third-degree assault and wreckless [read reckless ] driving.” “2 Denver Traffic Cops Hit, Injured by a Car,” Denver Post , 7 Dec. 2001 , at B3. The second and fifth examples are particularly ironic misspellings, given the contexts. For the sense of the word reckless , see wanton . Language-Change Index reckless misspelled ⋆wreckless : Stage 1 Current ratio in print ( reckless vs. ⋆ wreckless ): 1,375:1 ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation
...reckless adj = sp recklesse 2 , reck-lesse 1 ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
... • Current frequencies: GB 124, Ireland 0 • GB frequency 1881: 97 • Main GB location 1881: WR Yorks, Lancs English : nickname from Middle English recheles , rekkeles ‘reckless, careless, negligent’. Early bearers: John Recheles , 1273 in Inquisitiones post Mortem (Gloucs); Johannes Recheles , 1379 in Poll Tax (Barnacle, Warwicks); Henry Reklesse , 1477 in Inquisitiones post Mortem (Notts); […] Recklesse , 1574 in Nottingham University Library (Chilwell, Notts); John Recklesse , 1593 in TNA (Nottingham, Notts); William ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
... (= heedless; rash; willfully careless), in a gross misspelling, sometimes appears as wreckless —which seems to denote precisely the opposite of what it's supposed to mean. As literacy in the higher sense has become ever shakier, this error has become disturbingly common—e.g.: “It begins with the cast making mindless revelry; the quality of movement is disturbingly loose and wreckless [read reckless ]” ( Philadelphia Inquirer )./ “Racette was charged with wreckless [read reckless ] operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and failure to keep right,...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
... OE. reċ ( ċ ) elēas , corr. to MLG. rōkelōs , (M)Du. roekeloos , OHG. ruahhalōs (G. ruchlos ); f. base of RECK + -LESS ; forms with -(c)k- are extant from XII, by assoc. with the ...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
... This Canadian pop metal act was formed by guitarist Steve Madden with Jan Melanson (vocals), Gene Stout (bass) and Gil Roberts (drums), originally under the name Harlow. Reckless emerged to a generally positive reception, with commercial guitar-led metal in a Van Halen vein given individual identity by Melanson’s quirky vocal delivery. Coupled with the frontwoman’s striking blond looks, this seemed to give Reckless a chance to stand out from the crowd. However, the album bombed, and the band broke up. Madden tried again with a new line-up featuring...
