rescue doctrine — res·cue doctrine n: a common law doctrine that permits a plaintiff to recover from a party whose negligence was the proximate cause of a peril from which the plaintiff reasonably undertook to rescue a third party ◇ The act of rescue itself is… … Law dictionary
Rescue doctrine — The rescue doctrine of the law of torts holds that if a tortfeasor creates a circumstance that places the tort victim in danger, the tortfeasor is liable not only for the harm caused to the victim, but also the harm caused to any person injured… … Wikipedia
doctrine — doc·trine / däk trən/ n: a principle established through judicial decisions compare law, precedent doc·tri·nal / trə nəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
rescue — I verb aid, deliver, disenthrall, disimprison, emancipate, exsolvere, extricate, free, free from confinement, free from danger, let escape, let out, liberare, liberate, manumit, preserve, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recover, redeem, release,… … Law dictionary
rescue — Act of saving or freeing. At common law, forcibly and knowingly freeing another from arrest, imprisonment or legal custody without any effort by prisoner to free himself. Merrill v. State, 42 Ariz. 341, 26 P.2d 110. The unlawfully or forcibly… … Black's law dictionary
Doctrine of Exchange — The Doctrine of Exchange is a central tenet[1] of Scientology, which dictates that for spiritual well being, anytime a person receives something, he must pay something back [2] and balance inflow with outflow .[1] The Church of Scientology has… … Wikipedia
Duty to rescue — Tort law Part of the … Wikipedia
saving life doctrine — See rescue doctrine … Ballentine's law dictionary
Good Samaritan doctrine — n. The doctrine that an individual reasonably acting to rescue or aid another shall not be held liable for contributory negligence in causing injury to the person aided. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000. good Samaritan… … Law dictionary
Air Rescue Service — The Air Rescue Service (ARS) was a former subcommand of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), a major command of the United States Air Force. On 1 Jan 1966, MATS was redesignated as the Military Airlift Command and ARS was redesignated as… … Wikipedia
