The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
employers' liability acts — Statutes (e.g., Federal Employer s Liability Act; Workers Compensation Acts) defining or limiting the occasions and the extent to which public and private employers shall be liable in damages (compensation) for injuries to their employees… … Black's law dictionary
employers' liability acts — Statutes (e.g., Federal Employer s Liability Act; Workers Compensation Acts) defining or limiting the occasions and the extent to which public and private employers shall be liable in damages (compensation) for injuries to their employees… … Black's law dictionary
employers' liability acts — Statutes in reference to an employer s liability for negligence resulting in injury to an employee, the most of which abrogate the fellow servant doctrine and limit the defenses of contributory negligence and the doctrine of assumption of risk… … Ballentine's law dictionary
liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… … Black's law dictionary
liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… … Black's law dictionary
employer — em·ploy·er n: one that hires others to perform a service or engage in an activity in exchange for compensation see also respondeat superior Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
liability — li·a·bil·i·ty /ˌlī ə bi lə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being liable 2: something for which one is liable: as a: a financial obligation: debt tax liability the bonds … Law dictionary
vicarious liability — see liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. vicarious liability … Law dictionary
Vicarious 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… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1960-1979 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1960 1979. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… … Wikipedia
