Multiple choice

The maxim Res ipso loquitur is a rule of

  1. evidence

  2. criminal law

  3. refutal of evidence

  4. vicarious liability
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Explanation

Res ipsa loquitur ('the thing speaks for itself') is a doctrine in the law of evidence. It allows negligence to be inferred when the accident would not normally occur without negligence, the defendant had exclusive control, and the plaintiff did not contribute. It is part of evidence law, not criminal law, refutation, or vicarious liability.

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