absolute liability

a phrase to describe a case where liability attaches to a person on the happening of a given condition and despite any care that that person may have taken and despite any facts suggesting the happening was outside human foresight. It appears in some statutory crimes and civil duties.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

Mentioned in

Rylands v. Fletcher
strict liability

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