respondeat superior

respondeat superior

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspɒn.di.æt suːˈpɪəɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

respondeat superior (uncountable)

1. (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.

Alternative forms

• respondent superior

Translations

legal doctrine

Chinese: Mandarin: 僱主責任原則／雇主责任原则 (gùzhǔ zérèn yuánzé) Finnish: työnantajan vastuu Georgian: უპასუხოს ზემდგომმა (uṗasuxos zemdgomma) Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• enterprise liability
• secondary liability
• vicarious liability