Forseeable

/fɔrˈsiːəbəl/ adjective

Definition

An archaic or variant spelling of 'foreseeable,' describing something that can be anticipated or predicted before it occurs.

Etymology

From obsolete 'forsee' + '-able' (capable of being). The modern standard form 'foreseeable' replaced this spelling as English orthography standardized in the 16th-17th centuries.

Kelly Says

Legal documents still use the idea of 'foreseeable harm'—meaning injury a reasonable person should have anticipated—showing how this ancient concept still shapes modern law.

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