res ipsa loquitur

res ipsa loquitur
/reez" ip"seuh loh"kwi teuhr, lok"wi-, rays"/, Law.
the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
[1650-60; < L res ipsa loquitur lit., the thing itself speaks]

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  • res ipsa loquitur — Latin, the thing speaks for itself …   Etymology dictionary

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  • res ipsa loquitur — (Latin) the thing speaks for itself (damage claim that transfers the burden of proof onto the recklessness or negligence) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • res ipsa loquitur — [ˌreɪz ˌɪpsə lɒkwɪtə] noun Law the principle that the mere occurrence of some types of accident is sufficient to imply negligence. Origin L., lit. the matter speaks for itself …   English new terms dictionary

  • res ipsa loquitur — /ˌreɪz ɪpsə ˈlɒkwətə/ (say .rayz ipsuh lokwuhtuh) noun the legal doctrine that when a thing is exclusively under the control of the defendant or that person s servant, and damage or injury occurs which would not ordinarily happen without… …  

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