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Liability, Legal MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Liability, Legal
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.583.490
N03.706.535.547
Unique ID
D016365
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016365
Annotation
statement of responsibility: do not confuse with MALPRACTICE, the commission of a harmful act; coord IM with specialty (IM) if relevant or area of responsibility (IM) if relevant
Scope Note
Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.
Entry Term(s)
Institutional Liability
Legal Liability
Medical Liability
Personal Liability
Professional Liability
Torts
Previous Indexing
Jurisprudence (1966-1990)
Malpractice (1968-1990)
Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence (1981-1990)
See Also
Malpractice
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2002/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers
Liability, Legal Preferred
Medical Liability Narrower
Torts Related
Institutional Liability Narrower
Personal Liability Narrower
Professional Liability Narrower
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