prudent conduct
1prudent conduct — index management (judicious use) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Prudent — Pru dent, a. [L. prudens, entis, contr. from providens: cf. F. prudent. See {Provident}.] 1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet;… …
3prudent — [pro͞o′dənt] adj. [OFr < L prudens, for providens: see PROVIDENT] 1. capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one s own interests 2. cautious or discreet in conduct; circumspect; not rash 3. managing… …
4prudent — adjective /ˈpɹuːdənt/ a) Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; Moses… …
5prudent — adj. 1 (of a person or conduct) careful to avoid undesired consequences; circumspect. 2 discreet. Derivatives: prudence n. prudently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF prudent or L prudens = providens PROVIDENT …
6prudent — /ˈprudnt / (say proohdnt) adjective 1. wise, judicious, or wisely cautious in practical affairs, as a person; sagacious or judicious; discreet or circumspect. 2. careful of one s own interests; provident, or careful in providing for the future. 3 …
7prudent — Sagacious in adapting means to end; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct. Practically wise, judicious, careful, discreet, circumspect, sensible. Tureen v. Peoples Motorbus Co. of St. Louis, Mo.App., 97 S.W.2d 847, 848. In… …
8the ordinary prudent man — The standard man; the average prudent individual; the reasonable and prudent man or the careful and diligent man. An abstract man of ordinary mental and physical capacity, but an ideal man in the sense that his conduct is in every case the gauge… …
9Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
10St. Cyprian of Carthage — St. Cyprian of Carthage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Cyprian of Carthage (Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus). Bishop and martyr. Of the date of the saint s birth and of his early life nothing is known. At the time of his conversion to… …
