Under the Principle of Respondeat Superior,an Employer Is Not Liable

question 72

True/False

Under the principle of respondeat superior,an employer is not liable for torts committed by employees.

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Definitions:

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A therapy method for mental illnesses that involves inducing seizures through electric stimulation to help improve patient conditions.

Anterograde Amnesia

A form of memory loss where the ability to form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia is impaired, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A memory disorder where an individual is unable to recall information that was acquired before a specific point in time, typically due to trauma or brain injury.

Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with memory formation, organization, and storage.