- Remoteness
Remoteness may refer to:
*Distance
*Remoteness in English Law
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remoteness — A principle used in determining an award of damages in contract or tort. In contract, the test of remoteness is that set out in Hadley v Baxendale ([1854] 9 Ex 341). Under this test, the claimant will be able to recover: • Losses arising… … Law dictionary
remoteness — remote ► ADJECTIVE (remoter, remotest) 1) far away in space or time. 2) situated far from the main centres of population. 3) distantly related. 4) (often remote from) having very little connection. 5) (of a chance or possibility) unlikely to … English terms dictionary
remoteness of damage — 1. in contract law, the concept that protects the contract breaker from having to pay for all the consequences of his breach. Since one of the principal aims of the law of contract is certainty, the rules are well settled. The leading case is… … Law dictionary
Remoteness in English Law — In the English law of negligence, the test of causation not only requires that the defendant was the cause in fact, but also requires that the loss or damage sustained by the claimant was not too remote. As with the policy issues in establishing… … Wikipedia
Remoteness — Remote Re*mote (r? m?t ), a. [Compar. {Remoter} ( ?r); superl. {Remotest}.] [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See {Remove}.] 1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remoteness — noun see remote I … New Collegiate Dictionary
remoteness — See remotely. * * * … Universalium
remoteness — noun the quality of being remote … Wiktionary
remoteness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The fact or condition of being far removed or apart: distance, farness. See BIG, NEAR. 2. Dissociation from one s surroundings or worldly affairs: aloofness, detachment, distance. See ATTITUDE, CONCERN, INCLUDE,… … English dictionary for students
remoteness — re mote·ness || rɪ məʊtnɪs n. distantness, state of being far away; seclusion, isolation; distantness in time or relation; aloofness, standoffishness … English contemporary dictionary
