vicariously liable

/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs.li ˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/· adj. phrase(法律术语)

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vicariously liable
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Chinese meaning

承chéng担dān连lián带dài(替tì代dài)责zé任rèn

对duì他tā人rén过guò错cuò负fù责zé

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裁cái定dìngUber对duì司sī机jī过guò失shī担dān责zé

Example

But Stone, a retired judge, wrote that he rejected that argument and found Uber was "vicariously liable" for the driver's negligence.

但dàn已yǐ退tuì休xiū的de法fǎ官guān斯sī通tōng在zài裁cái决jué书shū中zhōng写xiě道dào,他tā驳bó回huí了le这zhè一yī说shuō法fǎ,并bìng认rèn定dìngUber要yào为wèi司sī机jī的de过guò失shī承chéng担dān「连lián带dài责zé任rèn」。

Source: Fortune · 19 Sep 2026

Background ✎

仲zhòng裁cái员yuán斯sī通tōng裁cái定dìng,Uber要yào为wèi司sī机jī的de过guò失shī对duì一yī名míng23岁suì女nǚ子zǐ的de死sǐ亡wáng负fù连lián带dài责zé任rèn,女nǚ子zǐ父fù母mǔ获huò赔péi4000万wàn美měi元yuán。2023年nián,这zhè位wèi乘chéng客kè在zài南nán加jiā州zhōu一yī条tiáo高gāo速sù公gōng路lù边biān被bèi司sī机jī靠kào边biān停tíng车chē后hòu下xià车chē,随suí后hòu被bèi撞zhuàng身shēn亡wáng。

Roots · etymology

vicarious源自拉丁vicarius(代替的);liable源自古法语lier(捆绑)

  • vicarious(代替的)+ -ly(副词后缀)+ liable(有责任的)

Collocations

  • hold sb vicariously liable / vicarious liability / vicariously liable for

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