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carriage of goods law
- In carriage of goods: Common-law common carrier
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- In accountability: Family resemblances: accountability, responsibility, liability
health law
- In health law: Relationship of law and ethics
inheritance law
- In inheritance: Transfer in civil law
insurance law
- In insurance: Liability law
legal agents
- In agency: Liability of principal for acts of agents
Napoleonic Code
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partnerships
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tort law
- In tort: Liability without fault
white collar crime
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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Video and link added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 24, 2023
	Add new Web site: Corporate Finance Institute - Types of Liabilities.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 27, 2021
	Add new Web site: H2g2 - Employers Liability.	Parul Jain	Apr 26, 2012
	Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Products liability.	Parul Jain	Apr 26, 2012
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998