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Vicarious liability

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005162

A legal doctrine that holds one party responsible for the wrongful acts of another, even if the first party did not directly commit the act. This liability arises from a special relationship between the parties, such as employer-employee or principal-agent. Respondeat superior is a common application of vicarious liability in employment law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005162
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005162",
  "term": "Vicarious liability",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal doctrine that holds one party responsible for the wrongful acts of another, even if the first party did not directly commit the act. This liability arises from a special relationship between the parties, such as employer-employee or principal-agent. Respondeat superior is a common application of vicarious liability in employment law.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/vicarious-liability/"
}

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