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Suitable; just; proper; ordinary; fair; usual. The term reasonable is a generic and relative one and applies to that which is appropriate for a particular situation. In the law of Negligence, the reasonable person standard is the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would observe under a given set of circumstances. An individual who subscribes to such standards can avoid liability for negligence. Similarly a reasonable act is that which might fairly and properly be required of an individual. reasonable adj., adv. in law, just, rational, appropriate, ordinary or usual in the circumstances. It may refer to care, cause, compensation, doubt (in a criminal trial), and a host of other actions or activities. REASONABLE. Conformable or agreeable to reason; just; rational.
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However, even as many claims administrators rush toward hand-held mobile solutions, several reasonability questions arise. This means that the scholar has the divine reasonability to express freely his or her God-given skills. There has to be a stop to this zero-sum game and a return to a sane policy based on reciprocity, compromise and reasonability. |
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