Law Dictionary Definitions

reckless endangerment.The criminal offense of putting another person at substantial risk of death or serious injury. • This is a statutory, not a common-law, offense. [Cases: Assault and Battery 48. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 2–3, 62, 64–66, 81.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reckless driving.The criminal offense of operating a motor vehicle in a manner that shows conscious indifference to the safety of others. [Cases: Automobiles 330. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 1354–1362.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reckless disregard.See DISREGARD. [Blacks Law 8th]

reckless,adj. Characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm to others and by a conscious (and sometimes deliberate) disregard for or indifference to that risk; heedless; rash. • Reckless conduct is much more than mere negligence: it is a gross deviation from what a reasonable person would do. See RECKLESSNESS. Cf.…

recite,vb. See READ ON. [Blacks Law 8th]

recital. 1. An account or description of some fact or thing <the recital of the events leading up to the accident>.2. A preliminary statement in a contract or deed explaining the reasons for entering into it or the background of the transaction, or showing the existence of particular facts <the recitals in the settlement agreement…

recission. See RESCISSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

recision. See RESCISSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

reciprocity (res-<<schwa>>-pros-i-tee).1. Mutual or bilateral action <the Arthurs stopped receiving social invitations from friends because of their lack of reciprocity>.2. The mutual concession of advantages or privileges for purposes of commercial or diplomatic relations <Texas and Louisiana grant reciprocity to each other’s citizens in qualifying for in-state tuition rates>. — Also termed mutuality of benefits;…

reciprocal will.See mutual will under WILL. [Blacks Law 8th]