[law] In criminal law, recklessness (also called unchariness) is one of the four possible classes of mental state constituting mens rea (the Latin for `guilty mind`). To commit an offence of ordinary as opposed to strict liability, the prosecution must be able to prove both a mens rea and an actus reus; i.e., a person cannot be guilty of th... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recklessness_(law)
[psychology] Recklessness (also called unchariness) is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one`s actions, as in deciding to act without stopping to think beforehand. Aristotle considered such rashness as one (excessive) end of a continuum, with courage as the mean, cowardice as the deficit ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recklessness_(psychology)