(rayz ip-sah loh-quit-her) n. Latin for "the thing speaks for itself," a doctrine of law that one is presumed to be negligent if he/she/it had exclusive control of whatever caused the injury even though there is no specific evidence of an act of negligence, and without negligence the accident would not have happened. Examples: a) a load of bricks o...
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In law, res ipsa loquitur (Latin for `the thing itself speaks`) is a doctrine that states that the elements of duty of care and breach can sometimes be inferred from the very nature of an accident or other outcome, even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved. Although modern formulations differ by jurisdiction, the common law origi.....
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(from the article `negligence`) ...situations, once the plaintiff has established an apparent connection between his injury and the defendant`s apparent negligence, the latter must ...
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‘The thing speaks for itself` â€` a legal phrase applied in circumstances where there can be no other explanation for the occurrence of an event other than the defendant`s negligence.
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(n) Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquiter state that things speak for itself. This doctrine is based on the presumption that one is negligent when he has total control over the situation and hence situation will talk for itself
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Lat. "the thing speaks for itself." Refers to situations when it's assumed that a person's injury was caused by the negligent action of another party because the accident was the sort that wouldn't occur unless someone was negligent.
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n] - a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
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self-evidently, obviously, the facts/circumstances speak for themselves - (a legal term referring to self-evident proof of something)
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noun a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
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The thing speaks for itself An event that has occurred which, if the subject of litigation, would not require an onus of proof by the plaintiff because of the obvious negligence of the defendant
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