negligent entrustment
English
Noun
negligent entrustment (uncountable)
- (law) A tort cause of action that arises where a party is injured because the other party entrusted a dangerous instrumentality (such as a vehicle or a weapon) to a person whom the other party knew or reasonably should have known should not be trusted with that instrumentality.
Related terms
- negligent hiring
- negligent retention
- negligent supervision
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