due care

1. 1.

   the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty

   Synonymsordinary carereasonable care

   Broadercare

Questions about due care

What does due care mean?

due care means "the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty".

What is another word for due care?

Close synonyms include ordinary care, reasonable care. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is due care a common word?