Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Respondeat superior

Let the principal answer.

respondeat superior

[Law Latin "let the superior make answer"] Torts. The doctrine holding an employer or principal liable for the employee's or agent's wrongful acts committed within the scope of-the employment or agency. - Also termed master-servant rule. See SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT.