LEGAL WORD

Qui facit per alium facit per se

Latin maxim · Torts

Qui facit per alium facit per se

  • Type: Latin maxim
  • Area of law: Torts

1 What it means

He who acts through another acts himself. A person is responsible for acts done by their agent on their behalf.

2 Use it in a sentence

The principal could not deny the contract signed by his agent: qui facit per alium facit per se.

3 Make it stick

Write your own sentence using Qui facit per alium facit per se about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.

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