noun phrasepl: aware duties
dever de estar ciente
1. A legal or moral obligation to be conscious of, informed about, or attentive to something; the responsibility to maintain awareness of circumstances, risks, or information relevant to one's actions or decisions
The company has an aware duty to inform customers about product safety risks.
A empresa tem um dever de estar ciente de informar aos clientes sobre os riscos de segurança do produto.
2. In legal contexts, the obligation to know or should have known about a particular fact or condition that could affect one's legal responsibilities
The landlord's aware duty includes understanding tenant rights and local housing regulations.
O dever de estar ciente do proprietário inclui compreender os direitos dos inquilinos e regulamentações de habitação locais.
This term is primarily used in legal, business, and compliance contexts in both English and Brazilian Portuguese-speaking countries. In Brazil, it reflects the growing emphasis on corporate responsibility and consumer protection laws. In the USA, it's commonly used in liability cases and regulatory compliance.
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