English Dictionary

reasonable person

名詞

(law) A fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."

日本語の意味

法律分野において、一般市民が通常に示す注意深さや行動を基準とするために仮定される、架空の普通の人を指す。 / 具体的には、状況に応じた通常の慎重さや配慮を行使する人物として、過失や注意義務の判断に利用される基準となる存在。

A reasonable person would have seen the spilled oil and taken steps to prevent the accident.

合理的な人であれば、こぼれた油に気づき、事故を防ぐための措置を取ったはずだ。

意味（1）

(law) A fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reasonable, person.

reasonable persons （ plural ）

reasonable people （ plural ）