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reasonable person standard

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reasonable person standard
Reasonable man standard Law & medicine A standard of behavior that is appropriate and expected for a mentally stable or 'reasonable' person under particular circumstances. See Canterbury v Spence, Contributory negligence, Negligence.
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813 (2001) (discussing the role of judges and juries in applying the reasonable person standard and the Learned Hand formula).
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Therefore, he argues that the standard for judicial notice (notoriety) and the reasonable person standard for apprehension of bias are inconsistent and that the standard for apprehension of bias should be used for judicial notice.
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