What is another word for liability?
Synonyms for liability
ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ tili·a·bil·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
liabilitynoun
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligationindebtedness, liability, financial obligationnoun
an obligation to pay money to another party
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligation, obligationliabilitynoun
the quality of being something that holds you back
Synonyms:
indebtedness, financial obligation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
liabilitynoun
Synonyms:
responsibility, accountableness, accountability, bounden dutyliabilitynoun
Synonyms:
exposedness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
liabilitynoun
Synonyms:
exposure, accountability, responsibility, amenability
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "liability":
responsibility, liabilities, accountability, passive, haftung, responsibilities, responsible, responsabilité, obligation, onus, duty
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1237 | responsible | |
#1487 | responsibility | |
#2487 | duty | |
#2905 | liability | |
#4212 | responsibilities | |
#4772 | obligation | |
#6690 | accountability | |
#7533 | liabilities | |
#8588 | passive | |
#24830 | indebtedness | |
#44049 | onus | |
#116481 | haftung |
How to use liability in a sentence?
They are acting like they didn't know what was happening, (but) there isn't a damn thing the crew can do without the owners telling them what to do, nowadays the technology is so good these owners are on the bridge with the captain every step of the way. They are virtually on the ship, so for TOTE to file limited liability and say they didn't know what was happening, that is wrong.
It's gratifying that the 3rd Circuit agreed with our argument and recognized that the existing interpretation of product liability law in Pennsylvania was not addressing the reality, the dominance that Amazon has in the marketplace.
Although there are no criminal charges at this point, Baldwin’s criminal liability has not been ruled out, if investigators can confirm reports of the gun being used for target practice on beer cans off the set, it could escalate from complacency to recklessness that disregards safety and human life. And in that instance, there could be criminal charges.
Once again, The Supreme Court has thrown out federal criminal convictions of public officials who, by their own admission, abused their power for corrupt and illegitimate purposes, the harder question is whether Congress will respond to rulings like this one by expanding the scope of these laws, or whether we're going to end up with a world in which criminal liability for such nefarious conduct depends upon the color of one's collar.
From a product liability perspective it will all stay the same: suppliers will be paying for everything in the end, every recall, all replacements.
Translations for liability
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- مسؤوليةArabic
- responsabilitatCatalan, Valencian
- pasivumCzech
- Verpflichtung, Schuld, VerantwortungGerman
- responsabilidadSpanish
- vastuu, vastuunalaisuusFinnish
- passif, responsabilitéFrench
- देयताHindi
- responsabilitàItalian
- 負債, 借金Japanese
- aansprakelijkheidDutch
- odpowiedzialnośćPolish
- obrigação, dívida, possibilidade, responsabilidadePortuguese
- responsabilitateRomanian
- обязательство, задолженность, пассив, возможность, долгRussian
- skuld, belastningSwedish
- అప్పుTelugu
- відповідальністьUkrainian
- ذمہ داریUrdu
- 责任Chinese
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