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res ipsa loquitur

[reez ip-suh loh-kwi-ter, lok-wi-, reys]

res ip·sa lo·qui·tur

[reez ip-suh loh-kwi-ter, lok-wi-, reys]
noun Law.
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.

Origin:
1650–60; < Latin rēs ipsa loquitur literally, the thing itself speaks
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Res ipsa loquitur is always a great word to know.
So is tort. Does it mean:
a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like
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res ipsa loquitur (reɪs ˌɪpsɑː ˈlɒkwɪtə)
 
law the thing or matter speaks for itself
 
[Latin]

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