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The Legal Definition Of Reasonable

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To begin with, this essay intend to talk about some legal definitions, since what REASONABLE exactly doesn’t possess the same meaning under different circumstances. Though, not all of these definitions would be mentioned in the following content of this essay. The legal definition of reasonable [1] is 1. Being in accordance with reason, fairness, duty, or prudence 2. Of an appropriate degree or kind 3. Supported of justified by fact or circumstance-A reasonable belief force was necessary for self-defence. 4. COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE The word, REASONABLE, is less frequently mentioned in various laws as initially predicted. But actually, REASONABLE indeed play an essential role in various articles and acts. REASONABLE would simultaneously …show more content…

In the following articles, the word, REASONABLE, show up less frequently. But in the article 60, it has been mentioned again. In this article, the word is bound with “diagnosis and treatment” and correspond party is “medical staff”. And in accordance with this article, in the case of an emergency such as rescue of a patient in critical condition, if the previous two conditions are also fulfilled, a medical institution shall not assume the compensatory liability. As has been mentioned above, with such a condition, the reasonable measure taken by medical staff can meet the third legal definition,” supported of justified by fact or circumstance”. It is because that the treatment may be not omnipotent but actually pretty limited due to the current medical technology level and the actual physical condition of patients. At the same time, if the medical institution didn 't take enough reasonable measure to handle with the patients, they would be blamed and asked to fulfil the compensatory liability for the harm caused to the patient. Similarly, the word, REASONABLE, is to simultaneously protect the rights and benefits of patients and medical institution. But there

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