WANTON

wanton (wahn-t[schwa]n), adj. Unreasonably or maliciously risking harm while being utterly indifferent to the consequences. • In criminal law, wanton usu. connotes malice (in the criminal-law sense), while reckless does not. Cf. RECKLESS; WILLFUL. [Cases: Criminal Law 23; Negligence 275. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 38; Negligence §§ 98–103, 106–113, 913–914.] “Wanton differs from reckless both […]