res ipsa loquitur

1. 1.

   a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened

   Broaderrule of evidence

Questions about res ipsa loquitur

What does res ipsa loquitur mean?

res ipsa loquitur means "a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened".

Is res ipsa loquitur a common word?

res ipsa loquitur is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.