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res ipsa loquitur

/reɪz ˈɪpsə ˈlɒkwɪtʊr/

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phrase

/reɪz ˈɪpsə ˈlɒkwɪtʊr/C2formallegal
  • ruЛатинский юридический термин, означающий «вещь говорит сама за себя». Это доктрина деликтного права, при которой обстоятельства происшествия подразумевают халатность со стороны ответчика без прямых доказательств того, как произошёл инцидент.

A Latin legal term meaning 'the thing speaks for itself.' It is a doctrine in tort law where the facts of an accident imply negligence on the part of the defendant, without direct evidence of how the accident occurred.

  1. C2formal

    A Latin phrase meaning 'the thing speaks for itself'; a legal doctrine that infers negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury, without direct evidence of how the defendant acted.

    ruЮридическая доктрина

    • The court applied res ipsa loquitur because the falling object was under the defendant's exclusive control.
    • In medical malpractice cases, res ipsa loquitur can be used when a foreign object is left inside a patient after surgery.
    • The plaintiff argued res ipsa loquitur, as the accident would not have occurred without negligence.