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good samaritan law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
good samar-i-tan law
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law that exempts from legal liability a person who attempts to give reasonable aid to another person who is injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled.

noun

A law that requires able persons, without putting themselves at risk, to provide reasonable aid to persons who are injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled.

Example Sentences

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

Good Samaritan laws (plural)

Questions

What does good samaritan law mean?
A law that exempts from legal liability a person who attempts to give reasonable aid to another person who is injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled.

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