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单词 respondeat superior
释义

respondeat superior

/rɪˌspɒndɪat s(j)uːˈpɛrɪɔː/ /rɪˌspɒndɪat s(j)uːˈpɪərɪə/
Law
noun
‘Let the superior answer’; the principle that an employer can be held liable for certain wrongs committed by an employee during the course of his or her employment.
  • In early use specifically with reference to holders of public office who were liable if their subordinates failed to satisfy the terms of a judgment..

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Coke (1552–1634), lawyer, legal writer, and politician. From post-classical Latin respondeat superior ‘let the superior answer’ from classical Latin respondeat, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of respondēre + superior.

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