enterprise liability

noun

A legal doctrine and form of secondary liability under which individual entities can be held jointly liable for some action on the basis of being part of a shared enterprise.

Meanings

nounenterprise liability (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawA legal doctrine and form of secondary liability under which individual entities can be held jointly liable for some action on the basis of being part of a shared enterprise.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 企業責任 /企业责任
  • 企業責任 /企业责任 (qǐyè zérèn)legal doctrine
Finnish yrityksen yhteisvastuu
  • yrityksen yhteisvastuulegal doctrine
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APA

enterprise liability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprise%20liability

MLA

“enterprise liability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprise%20liability. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterprise liability,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprise%20liability.

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