liability
nounEtymology
From liable + -ity.
Definitions
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
- Those products – known as liability-driven investing, or LDIs – help offset liabilities and risks on pension funds’ books.
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden…
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- Asked if at some point Huma becomes a liability to Hillary, the long-term Clinton insider replies, “It’s like anything else. I don’t think so, but you know I don’t have any idea. Hillary is very loyal, but she’s obviously pragmatic.”
The likelihood of something happening.
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The condition of being susceptible to something.
The neighborhood
Derived
alternative liability, chancel repair liability, current liability, enterprise liability, imputed liability, liability insurance, limited-liability, limited liability, limited liability company, no liability, nonliability, private limited liability company, public limited liability company, secondary liability, strict liability, vicarious liability
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at liability. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at liability. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at liability
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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