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diligence<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>
\n(14c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Constant application to one’s business or duty; persevering effort to accomplish something undertaken.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. The attention and care required from a person in a given situation; care; heedfulness.\u00a0 *\u00a0 The Roman-law equivalent is diligentia<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Active attention to some matter in hand. Heintz v Cooper<\/em>, 104 Cal 670, 38 P 512<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The opposite of laches<\/a>. 27 Am J2d Eq \u00a7 152<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A relative term incapable of precise definition, its meaning being dependent upon the particular circumstances of the case.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Under Scotch law, the word is applied to an execution proceeding for the collection o a debt.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Active attention to a matter; perseverance; the application of energy.\u00a0 “Diligence” is incapable of precise definition unrelated to the context in which is it used because its meaning depends upon the particular circumstances of the case.\u00a0 The concept of diligence is closely related to the concept of care and, like care, it is important as a standard for determining negligence.\u00a0 The law prescribes various degrees of diligence, ranging from slight diligence to extraordinary diligence.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excerpt from John Salmond’s Jurisprudence<\/em><\/a> 393 n.(i) (Glanville L. Williams ed., 10th ed. 1947):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “Care, or the absence of neglentia, <\/em>is diligentia.\u00a0 <\/em>The use of the word diligence in this sense is obsolete in modern English, though it is still retained as an archaism of legal diction.\u00a0 In ordinary usage, diligence is opposed to idleness, not to carelessness.<\/span>“<\/strong> [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

due diligence<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n(18c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The diligence reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation.<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 aka<\/span> reasonable diligence<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>;<\/span> common diligence<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Corporations & securities<\/em>. A prospective buyer\u2019s or broker\u2019s investigation and analysis of a target company, a piece of property, or a newly issued security. 0 A failure to exercise due diligence may sometimes result in liability, as when a broker recommends a security without first investigating it adequately. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/strong>Criminal law.<\/em> The prosecutorial burden of meeting all speedy-trial requirements in bringing a criminal defendant to justice.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Constancy or steadiness of purpose or labor by men who desire a speedy accomplishment of their purposes and such assiduity in the prosecution of the enterprise as manifest to the world a bona fide intention to complete the task within a reasonable time. Ophir Silver Mining Co. v Carpenter<\/em>, 4 Nev 534<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In reference to conduct negativing negligence or contributory negligence, that amount of diligence which a reasonable and prudent man would exercise under the circumstances. Perry v Cedar Falls<\/em>, 87 Iowa 315, 316<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As a prerequisite to a continuance on the ground of the absence of a witness, due diligence in attempting to procure the attendance of the witness means that a party avail himself to the means provided by law, when practicable, to force the attendance of the witness. Fritsch v J.M. English Truck Line, Inc<\/em>. 151 Tex 168, 246 SW2d 856<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See due care<\/em>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Amount of diligence that a reasonable and prudent person would exercise under the same circumstances.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>
\n\u2014 aka ordinary diligence<\/span><\/strong><\/em>; reasonable diligence<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See diligent inquiry; extraordinary diligence<\/em>; ordinary diligence<\/em>; prudence<\/em>; reasonable diligence<\/em>; slight diligence<\/em>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Terms:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

reasonable person test<\/a><\/span> – a hypothetical person used as a legal standard, especially to determine if someone acted with negligence.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(due) diligence<\/span><\/a> – persevering effort to accomplish one’s business, duty, etc.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em> by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations <\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[4]: John Salmond’s Jurisprudence<\/em><\/a> 393 n.(i) (Glanville L. Williams ed., 10th ed. 1947)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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