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The settlement is an intriguing outcome that tests the logic of WADA’s strict liability rule and accompanying punishment scheme for drug tests.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Feb. 2025
However, statutory rape is a strict liability crime.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
The pair also face three counts of first-degree strict liability death, which each carry a potential of 10 to 20 years in prison.
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Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
There are people who think there should be strict liability.
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 19 July 2024
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First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Strict liability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strict%20liability. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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