0 a moral or legal responsibility not to allow someone to be harmed:
1 a responsibility to take care over what happens to someone or something:
The court recognizes a special duty of care where children are concerned.
The court ruled that operators of sports facilities such as hockey rinks and baseball stadiums owe spectators a duty of care.
Golfers have a limited duty of care to other players, breached only if they intentionally injure them or engage in highly reckless conduct.
There must be a balance between the duties of care to the game and to the individuals within it.
