res ipsa loquitur
[reez ip-suh loh-kwi-ter, lok-wi-, reys]
- the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
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Origin of res ipsa loquitur
First recorded in 1650–60, res ipsa loquitur is from the Latin word rēs ipsa loquitur literally, the thing itself speaks
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res ipsa loquitur
- law the thing or matter speaks for itself
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Word Origin for res ipsa loquitur
Latin
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Word Origin and History for res ipsa loquitur
Latin, "the thing speaks for itself."
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