English Dictionary

attractive nuisance

名詞

(law) In the legal area of torts, a hazardous object or condition that is likely to attract children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object or condition, and to whom the landowner can therefore be held liable for injuries.

日本語の意味

子供が魅かれ、危険を十分に認識できないため、事故や怪我のリスクを伴う敷地内の物体や状態を指す。法的観点からは、所有者がその管理義務を怠った場合に責任を問われ得る危険要因とされる。

The court found the abandoned swimming pool to be an attractive nuisance after several neighborhood children were injured.

近隣の子ども数人が負傷した後、裁判所はその放置されたプールを、子どもを引き寄せ、その危険を理解できない子どもに対して所有者が責任を負う可能性のある危険な状態だと認定した。

意味（1）

(law) In the legal area of torts, a hazardous object or condition that is likely to attract children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object or condition, and to whom the landowner can therefore be held liable for injuries.

attractive nuisances （ plural ）