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nondelegable

adjective/nɒnˈdɛlɪɡəbl/

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Describing a duty for which a party remains liable even where performance is entrusted to another.

An employer's nondelegable duty to provide a safe system of work cannot be discharged merely by hiring a competent contractor.

Topic: Tort in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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