liability
121Strict liability (criminal) — In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Latin for guilty mind ) does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) although intention, recklessness or… …
122strict liability — see liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. strict liability …
123Occupiers' liability (English law) — Occupiers liability is a field of tort law, codified in statute, which concerns the duty of care that those who occupy property owe to people who visit or trespass. It deals with liability that may arise from accidents caused by the defective or… …
124joint and several liability — see liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. joint and several liability …
125Vicarious liability — This article is about vicarious liability in private litigation; for vicarious liability in criminal law, see Vicarious liability (criminal). Vicarious liability is a form of strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine… …
126Joint and several liability — Where two or more persons are liable in respect of the same liability, in most common law legal systems they may either be:* jointly liable, or * severally liable, or * jointly and severally liable.Joint liabilityIf parties have joint liability,… …
127Corporate liability — In criminal law, corporate liability determines the extent to which a corporation as a legal person can be liable for the acts and omissions of the natural persons it employs. It is sometimes regarded as an aspect of criminal vicarious liability …
128Occupiers' Liability Act 1984 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales as to the liability of persons as occupiers of premises for injury suffered by persons other than their visitors; and to amend the U …
