What is res ipsa loquitor?

Answer 1

The term 'res ipsa loquitur' is a latin phrase that is used in the court of law to describe when a person has been harmed by negligence. The phrase literally means "the thing speaks for itself". Or in other words it is evident that a person was harmed by another failing to use caution or being careless.

Answer 2

A case involving a shift in the burden of proof. Normally, the plaintiff has the burden of proving negligence. If Res Ipsa Loquitur applies, the burden of proof shifts to the defendant, who must prove that he or she wasn't negligent.

Or the defendant assumes the burden of proof.

Answer 3

The English equivalent of the Latin phrase 'res ipsa loquitur' is the following: the deed speaks for itself. One application is the foregoing of proof as to the heinous criminality of the act. Common examples are the murders of one's parents, or of one's children.

Answer 4

The English equivalent of the Latin sentence 'Res ipsa locutor' is the following: The thing speaks for itself. The word-by-word translation is as follows: 'res' means 'thing'; 'ipsa' means 'itself'; and 'locutor' means '[it] speaks'. The sentence has consequences in the common law of torts. For it infers negligence from the very fact that an accident happens even without the proof of exactly how the accident takes place. But the significance of the events still must be interpreted.

Answer 5

Res ipsa loquitur is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself".

Answer 6

Res ipsa means "the thing itself."

Res ipsa loquitur is a legal term involving negligence. For more see http://www.answers.com/res%20ipsa.

Answer 7

The phrase is actually "res ipsa loquitur" and it is lawyer Latin meaning "the matter speaks for itself".

Answer 8

Translating from the Latin, it means "the thing speaks for itself".

Answer 9

The facts speak for themselves.