English Explanatory Dictionary

respondeat superior

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈspɒn.di.æt suːˈpɪəɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/

Word forms

respondeat superior respondent superior

Etymology

From Medieval Latin respondeat superior (“let the superior respond or meet a charge”).

Related words

enterprise liability secondary liability vicarious liability
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