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- Dictionaryres ip·sa lo·qui·tur/ˌrās ˌipsə ˈläkwədər/
noun
- 1. the principle that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence.
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Legal term - Latin for "the thing speaks for itself"
Res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine in common law and Roman-Dutch law jurisdictions under which a court can infer negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved in the context of tort litigation. Although specific criteria differ by jurisdiction, an action typically must satisfy the following elements of negligence: the existence... Wikipedia