respondeat superior

短语

[法] 准委托人答辩, 长官负责制

发音

/ɹɪˈspɒn.di.æt suːˈpɪəɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/

别名

respondent superior

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A legal doctrine which holds that an employer, officer, manager, supervisor, or other individual or group superior to an employee or subordinate may be legally liable for the acts of that employee or subordinate.

    雇主责任原则

    不可数 法律

词源

From Medieval Latin respondeat superior (“let the superior respond or meet a charge”).

来源：wiktionary