1. The action of ignoring or treating without proper respect or consideration.
2. The state of being ignored or treated without proper respect or consideration. — disregard, vb.
reckless disregard.
1. Conscious indifference to the consequences of an act. [Cases: Automobiles 175(1); Negligence 274. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 756–766; Negligence§§ 104–105, 109.]
2. Defamation. Serious indifference to truth or accuracy of a publication. • “Reckless disregard for the truth” is the standard in proving the defendant’s actual malice toward the plaintiff in a libel action. [Cases: Libel and Slander 51. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood§§ 66, 105.]
3. The intentional commission of a harmful act or failure to do a required act when the actor knows or has reason to know of facts that would lead a reasonable person to realize that the actor’s conduct both creates an unreasonable risk of harm to someone and involves a high degree of probability that substantial harm will result.
