Reasonable
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Reasonable
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.
2. An award must be reasonable, for if it be of things nugatory in
themselves, and offering no advantage to either of the parties, it cannot be
enforced. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2096. Vide Award.