negligent entrustment

negligent entrustment
A tort cause of action that arises where a party is injured because the other party entrusted a dangerous instrumentality (such as a vehicle or a weapon) to a person whom the other party knew or reasonably should have known should not be trusted with that instrumentality.
See Also: negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision

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  • negligent entrustment — negligent en·trust·ment / in trəst mənt/ n: the entrusting of a dangerous article (as a motor vehicle) to one who is reckless or too inexperienced or incompetent to use it safely; also: a theory or doctrine making one liable for injury caused by… …   Law dictionary

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