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Foreseeability

Foreseeability refers to the ability to predict or anticipate something before it happens.

Meaning and Usage

As a noun, foreseeability is the quality of being able to foresee or predict future events or outcomes. It is often used in legal contexts to determine liability and negligence in assessing if a person could reasonably have foreseen the consequences of their actions.

As an adjective, foreseeable describes something that can be predicted or anticipated in advance.

Examples

Noun: 1. The foreseeability of the economic crisis caused panic in the stock market. 2. The defendants claimed that the accident was unforeseeable, but the court disagreed, stating the foreseeability of harm was evident.

Adjective: 1. It was a completely foreseeable outcome, given the current circumstances. 2. The storm was foreseeable, yet they failed to take any precautionary measures.

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