See Also: unhappy(1)(dictionary)
unhappy(2)(dictionary)
unhappy(dictionary)

FORESEEABILITY (law) and unhappy(1) (iou)


FORESEEABILITY (law)




A key issue in determining a persons liability. If a defendant could not reasonably have foreseen that someone might be hurt by his or her actions, then there may be no liability.





unhappy(1) (iou)



unhappy adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + HAPPY adjective.]
Of an event, circumstance, place, etc. (formerly also of a person): causing or associated with misfortune or trouble. ME.
J. G. Lockhart He had an unhappy propensity to drinking. A. N. Wilson One of those unhappy strokes Providence deals out to the virtuous.
b. Mischievous; malicious, evil. L15-L17.
Not favoured or marked by good fortune; unfortunate, ill-fated. Now esp., not happy with one's circumstances; miserable, wretched; (foll. by with) dissatisfied, not pleased. Also foll. by in. LME.
J. Barzun The unhappy projectors of these visions, some of whom were to pay..with their lives. M. Warner You were disappointed not to see him, but not yet unhappy. Which? If you are unhappy with the service provided by a bank, you can complain to the..Ombudsman.
b. Unsuccessful; infelicitous; inappropriate. M17.
S. Johnson His imitation of Horace on Lucilius is not inelegant or unhappy.