public endangerment
Hazarding community safety
Public endangerment is conduct that puts others at risk of injury or death.
The legal term typically appears as reckless endangerment or criminal endangerment in statutes, covering actions like drunk driving, firing a gun in a populated area, or leaving a child unattended in dangerous conditions.
He was charged with public endangerment after speeding through a school zone.
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- reckless drivingUnsafe vehicle operation
- reckless behaviorActions ignoring potential harm
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- gross negligenceSevere breach of duty
criminal negligence · hazard · risk · threat · safety · harm · careless · liability · criminal · criminal charges · violation · drunk driving · DUI arrest · injury · misconduct · disorderly conduct · irresponsible · menace
- dangerhazard, peril, risk, threat, menace
- offensesarson, robbery, treason, vandalism, kidnapping
- health crimeshealth violations, health code violations, disease spreading, poisoning, counterfeit drugs
public endangermentpublic safety
Collective welfare from threats
public protection · public security · harm prevention · safeguarding · community safety
public endangermentdue care
Legally required attentiveness
reasonable care · duty of care · conscientiousness · diligence · caution
public endangermentpublic service
Work for community benefit
civic duty · heroism · lifesaving · rescue work · victimless crime
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