Res Ipsa Loquitur
(n) Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquiter state that things speak for itself. This doctrine is based on the presumption that one is negligent when he has total control over the situation and hence situation will talk for itself ...
Res ipsa loquitur
A word used in tort to refer to situations where negligence is presumed on the defendant since the object causing injury was in his or her control.
res ipsa loquitur also res ipsa lo-qui-tor [-lō-kwə-tər] n [Latin, the thing speaks for itself] : a doctrine or rule of evidence in tort law that permits an inference or presumption that a ...
res ipsa loquiturLiterally, "a thing that speaks for itself." In tort law, the doctrine which holds a defendant guilty of negligence without actually showing he was negligent.
res ipsa loquitur
(rayz ip-sah loh-quit-her) n. Latin for "the thing speaks for itself", ...
res ipsa loquitur A Latin term meaning the thing speaks for itself; it is a rule of law holding that under some circumstances strongly suggesting negligence, the defendant will be presumed negligent until the contrary is shown.
Res Ipsa Loquitur (Latin):
A term meaning "thing that speaks for itself.
Res ipsa loquitur
Definition - Noun
[Latin, the thing speaks for itself] ...
Res ipsa loquitur
A Latin phrase meaning the thing speaks for itself
A party may suggest that the only way something could have occurred was if the other party was negligent.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
The thing speaks for itself. An inference of something occurring , usually negligence, that upon reasonable belief, that would not have occurred had reasonable care been used.
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Related Terms: Res Ipsa Loquitur
At common law, landowners had no liability to other persons who were injured while passing in, through or over their land.
Res ipsa loquitur: (Latin: the thing speaks for itself) Situation where negligence is presumed against the defendant since the object causing injury was under his control.
In cases such as this, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself") is invoked.
On the other hand, in cases where due care must have been absent (e.g., where a drink bottled at the defendant's plant contains a dead mouse), the judge may apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur [Lat.
Res Ipsa Loquitur A Latin phrase meaning simply, "The thing speaks for itself." The phrase is applied in cases where one need not prove a fact (such as the cause of plaintiff’s damage) because the fact is proven by the damage itself.
 See also: Evidence, Person, State, Law, Property
  
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