respondeat superior
- A legal rule that makes an employer or boss answerable for the actions of its employees or agents, if those actions were done as part of their jobs
- Because of the principle of respondeat superior, the company was held accountable for the accident caused by the truck driver.
- Under respondeat superior, the restaurant was liable for the food poisoning caused by its chef.
- The respondeat superior doctrine imposed financial liability on the corporation for the actions of its employees.
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