attractive nuisance
noun
Law. a doctrine of tort law under which a person who creates or permits to exist on their land a dangerous condition attractive to children, as an unfenced swimming pool, is liable for their resulting injuries, even though the injured are trespassers.
a hazardous condition or object a person creates or permits to exist on their land that is attractive to children.
Origin of attractive nuisance
1First recorded in 1890–95
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