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danger creation doctrine

danger-creation doctrine. The theory that if a state’s affirmative conduct places a person in jeopardy, then the state may be liable for the harm inflicted on that person by a third party. • This is an exception to the general principle that the state is not liable for an injury that a third party inflicts […]

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special relationship doctrine

glossary / SPECIAL-RELATIONSHIP DOCTRINE

special-relationship doctrine. The theory that if a state has assumed control over an individual sufficient to trigger an affirmative duty to protect that individual (as in an involuntary hospitalization or custody), then the state may be liable for the harm inflicted on the individual by a third party. • This is an exception to the

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