foreseeability

Definitions

The quality of being able to be anticipated or predicted before it occurs.

A legal principle determining whether a person could have reasonably anticipated the potential consequences of their actions.

Examples

The court ruled that the accident was not within the realm of reasonable foreseeability.

Legal experts often debate the foreseeability of damages in complex contract disputes.

Synonyms

predictability anticipation expectancy forethought prospectiveness

Antonyms

unpredictability unforeseeability improbability unexpectedness randomness