respondeat superior
A legal doctrine which holds that an employer, officer, manager, supervisor, or other…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.
/ɹɪˈspɒn.di.æt suːˈpɪəɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Origin
From Medieval Latin respondeat superior (“let the superior respond or meet a charge”).From Medieval Latin respondeat superior (“let the superior respond or meet a charge”).
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