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noun responsibility ADJ. full | legal VERB + LIABILITY have They have no legal liability for damage to customers' possessions. | accept, acknowledge, admit, assume | deny PREP. ~ for They have denied liability for the accident. liabilities: money owed ADJ. substantial | financial, tax an assessment of the company's financial liabilities VERB + LIABILITY have | take on, take over He wants to know the precise amount of the liabilities he is taking over. | cover, discharge, meet There is enough money to cover existing liabilities. | reduce PREP. ~ to The company has liabilities to its employees.
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liability
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + liability
full liability
(= complete responsibility )
• The driver of the other car accepted full liability for the accident.
limited liability
(= when someone is responsible for damages or debts for a limited amount of money )
• Limited liability encourages managers to take more risks with shareholder funds than they would otherwise.
unlimited liability
(= when someone is responsible for damages or debts for the full amount of money )
• Under the agreement, the insurance company has unlimited liability.
legal liability
(= responsibility for something that is covered by laws )
• What is the legal liability of an employer in the event of an accident at work?
criminal liability
(= responsiblity for injury or damage covered by criminal law )
• A child under the age of ten cannot face criminal liability for its acts.
civil liability
(= responsiblity for injury or damage covered by civil law )
• A company operating a ship which spills oil into the sea will face civil liability.
tax liability
(= a legal responsibility to pay tax )
• The government is planning to increase the tax liability on company cars.
personal liability
(= when an individual person is legally responsible )
• Directors can incur personal liability for errors made by their companies.
verbs
have liability
• The parents of these children may have some liability.
accept/admit liability
• The company accepts no liability for any loss, inconvenience, or delay caused by a cancellation of train services.
assume liability
(= take the responsibility for something, which you did not have before )
• You would then assume the tax liability for the account.
incur liability
(= be in a situation in which you must take responsibility for something )
• The transfer of property will not incur a liability to inheritance tax.
deny liability
(= say you are not responsible for something )
• The defendants continued to deny liability for Peck's death.
escape/avoid liability
• The defendant escaped liability by proving that he had taken all possible measures to avoid the accident.
liability + NOUN
a liability claim
(= a claim that someone is legally responsible )
• A liability claim was made by a consumer injured by the product.
liability insurance/cover
(= insurance that protects you against a liability claim )
• Many house and contents insurance policies have provision for liability insurance for claims of negligence against you.
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