DISREGARD
disregard,n.1. The action of ignoring or treating without proper respect or consideration. 2.
The state of being ignored or treated without proper respect or consideration. — disregard,vb.
reckless disregard. 1. Conscious indifference to the consequences of an act. [Cases:
Automobiles 175(1); Negligence 274. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 756–766; Negligence§§
104–105, 109.] 2.Defamation. Serious indifference to truth or accuracy of a publication. •
“Reckless disregard for the truth” is the standard in proving the defendant’s actual malice toward
the plaintiff in a libel action. [Cases: Libel and Slander 51. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious
Falsehood§§ 66, 105.] 3. The intentional commission of a harmful act or failure to do a required
act when the actor knows or has reason to know of facts that would lead a reasonable person to
realize that the actor’s conduct both creates an unreasonable risk of harm to someone and involves
a high degree of probability that substantial harm will result. [Blacks Law 8th]