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vicarious liability

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
vi-car-i-ous li-a-bil-i-ty
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

enterprise liability respondeat superior secondary liability

Frequently Paired Words

enterprise liability respondeat superior secondary liability

Questions

What does vicarious liability mean?
The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.

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