Which term describes failing to act with reasonable care, potentially endangering others' welfare when carrying out an action?

• A. Recklessly
• B. Negligently
• C. Intentional
• D. Strict liability

Answer: (B)

Negligence is the idea here. It describes failing to exercise reasonable care in how you act or in what you omit to do, and that failure can put others at risk. It isn’t about purposely harming someone (that would be intentional) or about knowingly ignoring a risk (that would be recklessness). It also isn’t about liability without fault (strict liability), which doesn’t require showing a failure to meet a standard of care. So the description of not acting with reasonable care that endangers others fits negligence, since it centers on a below-standard standard of care in carrying out an action or an omission.