respondeat superior

English

Noun

respondeat superior (uncountable)

1. (law) A legal doctrine which holds that an employer, officer, manager, supervisor, or other individual or group superior to an employee or subordinate may be legally liable for the acts of that employee or subordinate.

Translations

legal doctrine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 僱主責任原則／雇主责任原则, 雇主责任原则 (gùzhǔ zérèn yuánzé)

• Finnish: työnantajan vastuu
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• Georgian: უპასუხოს ზემდგომმა (uṗasuxos zemdgomma)
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See also

• enterprise liability
• secondary liability
• vicarious liability