Meanings
nounvicarious liability (uncountable)
- uncountablelawThe legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.
Translations
Arabic مسؤولية بالإنابة
- مسؤولية بالإنابة (masʔūliyyat bial'iinabati)superior's legal liability
Chinese Mandarin 替代責任 /替代责任
- 替代責任 /替代责任 (tìdài zérèn)superior's legal liability
Dutch aansprakelijkheid voor andermans daad
- aansprakelijkheid voor andermans daadsuperior's legal liability
Finnish työnantajan vastuu
- työnantajan vastuusuperior's legal liability
French responsabilité du fait d'autrui
- responsabilité du fait d'autruisuperior's legal liability
German Fremdhaftung
- Fremdhaftungsuperior's legal liability
Italian responsabilità per fatto altrui
- responsabilità per fatto altruisuperior's legal liability
Japanese 使用者責任
- 使用者責任 (shiyōshasekinin)superior's legal liability
Portuguese responsabilidade por facto de outrem
- responsabilidade por facto de outremsuperior's legal liability
Spanish responsabilidad por hecho ajeno
- responsabilidad por hecho ajenosuperior's legal liability
Welsh atebolrwydd dirprwyol
- atebolrwydd dirprwyolsuperior's legal liability
Cite this entry
APA
vicarious liability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarious%20liability
MLA
“vicarious liability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarious%20liability. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicarious liability,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarious%20liability.
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