Vicarious liability

Definition

Legal responsibility imposed on one party for the wrongful acts of another, typically based on a special relationship like employer-employee. The liable party may not have done anything wrong themselves.

Etymology

From Latin 'vicarius' (substitute, deputy) and 'liabilitas' (responsibility). The concept developed in English law to ensure adequate compensation for victims by holding responsible parties with deeper pockets accountable for their agents' actions.

Kelly Says

Vicarious liability is the legal version of 'you break it, you bought it' applied to human relationships! Even if the boss never told the employee to cause harm, the employer can still be liable under the theory that they chose the employee, trained them, and profit from their work - so they should bear the risk too.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

ARالعربية

مسؤولية عن طريق الوكيل

mus-u-ul-i-yah 'an tariq al-wakil

BNবাংলা

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

CACatalà

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

CSČeština

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

DADansk

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

DEDeutsch

Ersatzhaftung

er-za-tz-haf-tung

ELΕλληνικά

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

ESEspañol

responsabilidad vicaria

re-spon-sa-bi-li-dad vi-ka-ree-ah

FAفارسی

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

FISuomi

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

FRFrançais

responsabilité vicariée

re-spon-sa-bi-li-te vi-ka-ree-eh

GUGU

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

HAHA

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

HEעברית

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

HIहिन्दी

स्थानापन्न देयता

stha-na-pa-nn de-yat-ah

HUMagyar

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

IDBahasa Indonesia

tanggung jawab perantara

tan-gung-jawab pe-ran-ta-ra

IGIG

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

ITItaliano

responsabilità vicaria

re-spon-sa-bi-li-ta vi-ka-ree-ah

JA日本語

代償責任

dai-sho-se-ki

KKKK

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

KMKM

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

KO한국어

대리 책임

dae-ri chae-g-nim

MRMR

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

MSBahasa Melayu

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

MYမြန်မာ

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

NLNederlands

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

NONorsk

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

PAPA

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

PLPolski

odpowiedzialność pośrednia

o-d-po-wied-za-l-no-s-c po-s-red-nia

PTPortuguês

responsabilidade vicária

re-spon-sa-bi-li-da-de vi-ca-ree-ah

RORomână

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

RUРусский

vicarious liability

vi-ka-ri-us li-a-bil-i-ty

SVSvenska

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

SWKiswahili

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

TAதமிழ்

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

TEతెలుగు

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

THไทย

ความรับผิดชอบแทน

kwan-ram-phet-chop taen

TLTL

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

TRTürkçe

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

UKУкраїнська

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

URاردو

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

VITiếng Việt

trách nhiệm đại diện

trach-nhiem dai-dien

YOYO

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

ZH中文

间接责任

jiān-jiè zérèn

ZUZU

vicarious liability

vi-ca-ri-ous li-a-bil-i-ty

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