English Dictionary

respondeat superior

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɪˈspɒn.di.æt suːˈpɪəɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/

名詞

不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

従業員などの下位者が行った行為に対し、その上司や雇用者、管理者などが法的責任を負うという法理論

The judge invoked respondeat superior to determine whether the hospital could be held responsible for the nurse's negligence.

裁判官は使用者責任の法理を適用して、病院が看護師の過失について責任を負うかどうかを判断した。

意味（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.