| 单词 | vicarious liability |
| 释义 | vicarious liabilityDefinition Obligation that arises from the relationship of one party with another. For example, a principal is generally liable for the agent's acts performed in the course of the agent's duties assigned by the principal; and an employer for the action or inaction of an employee in the normal course of her or her employment or duties. Also called vicarious responsibility. Use 'vicarious liability' in a SentenceI did not believe that I should have been responsible for the actions of my employee when he crashed the company truck after hours, but my attorney assured me that vicarious liability exists because I allowed him to drive the truck home. You should always try to do your best to limit your vicarious liability so that if things go bad it doesn't ruin you. My manger informed me that he had vicarious liability over me and would suffer if I screwed up somehow on the job. |
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