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responsibility Definition

re·spon·sibil·ity (ri spän′sə bil′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. condition, quality, fact, or instance of being responsible; obligation, accountability, dependability, etc.
  2. a thing or person that one is responsible for

responsibility Synonyms

responsibility

n.

  1. State of being reliable

    trustworthiness, reliability, trustiness, dependability, dependableness, loyalty, faithfulness, capableness, capacity, efficiency, competency, uprightness, firmness, steadfastness, stability, ability; see also honesty 1.

  2. State of being accountable

    answerability, accountability, liability, culpability, amenability, blame, onus, burden, subjection, boundness, obligatoriness, incumbency, engagement, pledge, contract, constraint, restraint; see also duty 1, guilt.

    Antonyms freedom*, exemption*, immunity. *

  3. Anything for which one is accountable

    obligation, trust, charge; see duty 2.

responsibility Law Definition

n

The liability for an act and the obligation to repair any damage caused by that act; in criminal law, a person’s mental capacity to understand and answer in court for her or his actions; guilt. See also competent and capacity.

responsibility Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • accept: User accepts full responsibility for any use of the product.
  • assume: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia assumed responsibility for the survey in 1990.
  • take: Which teacher will take responsibility for which aspect of ICT?
  • have: The Council has no responsibility for the Coastal Defense of private property.
  • bear: These activities bear the responsibility for developing intellectual skills vital to any educational process.
  • delegate: Another good idea is to delegate responsibility for your trip or day out to your children.

Adjective modifier

  • parental: The exercise of parental responsibility can be restricted by a court order.
  • corporate: Their website has general information about corporate social responsibility.
  • overall: Some of the key team members Steve Eagle - General Manager I am based in the Richmond campus with overall responsibility for both campuses.
  • sole: The project panel has the sole responsibility for assigning projects.
  • caring: The information, together with appropriate training, development and support, assists carers to make choices about their caring responsibilities.
  • collective: Our new cluster based approach establishes the cluster of schools in each community who adopt a collective responsibility for every child.

Modifies a noun

allowance: D. Financial implications There are no costs directly related to this report as lead member appointments do not attract a special responsibility allowance.

Possessives

  • insured: Ask your broker insured's responsibility to which included ordering.
  • hirer: Cleaning It is the hirer's responsibility to leave the gallery in a clean and orderly state at the end of the hire period.

Preposition: in

relation: East Ayrshire Council takes its responsibilities in relation to the local environment very seriously.

Preposition: for

  • accuracy: TFF accepts no legal responsibility for the accuracy of information presented on the website.
  • error: NMM assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site.
  • loss: The School will not accept responsibility for the loss of any personal possessions.
  • content: The British Chambers of Commerce takes no responsibility for the content of external internet sites.