Captain Aron, reasonably prudent about cash outlays until now, suddenly was spending money like water.

To date, however, there has been no statistical analysis of a crime which has proved it an action which a reasonably prudent man would risk.

"Reasonable" and "reasonably," in turn, are defined as "denot[ing] the conduct of a reasonably prudent and competent lawyer."

The standard remains as what a reasonably prudent person would have done in all the circumstances.

Colonel David C. Nichols: A reasonably prudent F-16 pilot might have done the same thing.

With regard to negligence liability, for example, all directors must exercise the care of a reasonably prudent person.

"That means they'll ask whether a reasonably prudent person could have been expected to ask where the money's coming from if the family is living lavishly on a fixed income."

Contrastingly, it is not a defence to a civil claim where legislative standards are regarded as minimum which should, in some circumstances, be exceeded by the reasonably prudent producer.

The test is whether a reasonably prudent adult would not have entered into such a contract, and the person has been prejudiced by entering into that contract.

Where the employee is working on the employer's premises, the employer must act in the same manner as a reasonably prudent employer.