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There are a plethora of legal terms involved in your case. Our legal dictionary helps define terms that can become confusing from A-Z.

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Unavoidable Accident

An accident that is inevitable despite all involved exercising necessary care.

Vicarious Liability

Liability for the tort (harmful actions) of another even though the person being held responsible may not have been the actor who committed the harm.

Void

No longer having a binding effect or legal force; null.

Waiver

Knowing and voluntary relinquishment of a right. A waiver may be express or implied.

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