respondeat superior
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Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin respondeat superior (“let the superior respond or meet a charge”).
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Noun edit
respondeat superior (uncountable)
- (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.
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legal doctrine
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