Definition of res ipsa loquitur in US English:

noun

• The principle that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence.

  Example sentences

  • ‘A claim of res ipsa loquitur will usually not succeed, or indeed be necessary, if there is any actual evidence about how the loss or injury was sustained.’
  • ‘Res ipsa loquitur does not excuse the finder of fact from determining "how the specific negligence occurred".’
  • ‘As to causation, the Judge decided that the maxim ‘res ipsa loquitur’ applied.’