Multiple choice

Res Ipsa loquitur means:

  1. as you sow, you reap

  2. guilty shall be punished

  3. the thing speaks for itself

  4. the guilty speaks lies
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Explanation

Res Ipsa Loquitur means 'the thing speaks for itself' - a legal doctrine where negligence can be inferred from the very nature of an accident, even without direct evidence of negligent conduct. It applies when the accident would not normally occur without negligence, the instrumentality was under defendant's control, and plaintiff did not contribute to the incident.

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