foreseeability

noun

fore·​see·​abil·​i·​ty fōr-ˌsē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

1

: the quality or state of being foreseeable

reasonable foreseeability of probable consequences

—Gerwin v. Southeastern Cal. Ass'n of Seventh Day Adventists, 14 Cal. App. 3d 209 (1971)

2

: the doctrine especially of tort and contract law that liability is limited to losses that are foreseeable see also Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.