attractive nuisance

noun

1. Law. a doctrine of tort law under which a person who creates or permits to exist on their land a dangerous condition attractive to children, as an unfenced swimming pool, is liable for their resulting injuries, even though the injured are trespassers.
2. a hazardous condition or object a person creates or permits to exist on their land that is attractive to children.

Word History and Origins

Origin of attractive nuisance¹

First recorded in 1890–95