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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.

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If a child is a risk for abuse or neglect which is likely to be invoked by the state?

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Is there an analog to res ipsa loquitor in Continental Law?

In Continental law, the concept similar to res ipsa loquitor is known as "onus probandi" or "inversed burden of proof." This principle shifts the burden of proof to the defendant when certain facts are established, implying negligence or fault. However, the application and scope of this concept may vary among different Continental legal systems.


Does the doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitor apply to all health care professionals or only the physicians?

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What does 'res ipsa loquitur' mean in terms of psychoses?

It [the disorder] speaks for itself is the meaning of 'res ipsa loquitur' in terms of psychoses. In the word by word translation, the noun 'res' means 'thing'. The intensive pronoun 'ipsa' means 'itself'. The deponent verb 'loquitur' means 'it speaks'.


What is the legal term meaning the thing speaks for itself?

res ipso loquitor


Digest topic for res ipsa loquitur?

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What is res ispa loquitor?

It should be "loquitur." This phrase means "the thing speaks for itself."


Res ipsa loquitur means that the burden of proof?

A. shifts to the defendant


How do you say The Facts Speak For Themselves in Latin?

res ipsa loquitur