imputed liability

A form of vicarious liability — The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounimputed liability (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of vicarious liability.

    After reaffirming that Title IX did not permit imputed liability based on agency principles or constructive notice, the Court made clear that only the independent conduct of the school causing harassment could result in the school’s liability.

    2021, Doe v. Fairfax County School District (United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit No. 19-2203), Judge Niemeyer dissenting
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: imputed liability on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.