negligent entrustment
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
As used in subparagraph (A)(ii), the term “negligent entrustment” means the supplying of a qualified product by a seller for use by another person when the seller knows, or reasonably should know, the person to whom the product is supplied is likely to, and does, use the product in a manner involving unreasonable risk of physical injury to the person or others.
Source
- 2005–present15 U.S.C. § 7903Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this chapter