Liability which does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm.
〔律〕（无须证明过失伤害或故意伤害的）严格法律责任，绝对法律责任
Example sentencesExamples
Under these laws, one may sue for nuisance, trespass, negligence, strict liability or product liability.
Apart from the above examples of possible strict liability at common law, strict liability invariably arises in respect of offences created by statute.
These observations are not necessarily an obstacle to an international court relying on general principles to found a principle of strict liability in international law.
As I have said, if this is an offence of strict liability, the defendant's mistake is irrelevant.
Thirdly, the argument is in favour of negligence liability, not strict liability.
Definition of strict liability in US English:
strict liability
nounstrikt ˌlīəˈbilədē
Law
Liability which does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm.
〔律〕（无须证明过失伤害或故意伤害的）严格法律责任，绝对法律责任
Example sentencesExamples
As I have said, if this is an offence of strict liability, the defendant's mistake is irrelevant.
Thirdly, the argument is in favour of negligence liability, not strict liability.
Apart from the above examples of possible strict liability at common law, strict liability invariably arises in respect of offences created by statute.
Under these laws, one may sue for nuisance, trespass, negligence, strict liability or product liability.
These observations are not necessarily an obstacle to an international court relying on general principles to found a principle of strict liability in international law.