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res ipsa loquitur

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
res ipsa loquitur /ˌreɪz ˌɪpsə ˈlɒkwɪtə/

▶noun Law the principle that the mere occurrence of some types of accident is sufficient to imply negligence.

– origin L., lit. ‘the matter speaks for itself’.

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