LEGAL WORD
Absolute liability
Legal term · Torts
Absolute liability
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Torts
1 What it means
Liability of hazardous industries for harm caused by their activity, with no exceptions, as laid down in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India.
2 Use it in a sentence
After the gas leak, the enterprise faced absolute liability for all harm caused.
3 Make it stick
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