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Definition
Obligation that arises from the relationship of one party with another. For example, a principal is generally liable for the agent's acts performed in the course of the agent's duties assigned by the principal; and an employer for the action or inaction of an employee in the normal course of her or her employment or duties. Also called vicarious responsibility.
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vicarious liability is in the Agreements & Contracts and Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subjects.
vicarious liability appears in the definitions of the following terms: master servant rule, delegation and vicarious responsibility
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