LIABILITY

Meaning of LIABILITY in English

Any legal obligation, either due now or at some time in the future. It could be a debt or a promise to do something. To say a person is "liable" for a debt or wrongful act is to indicate that they are the person responsible for paying the debt or compensating the wrongful act.

Duhaime's Law English dictionary. Английский юридический словарь Duhaime . 2012

LIABILITY — ˌlīəˈbiləd.ē, -lətē, -i noun ( -es ) 1. a. : the quality or state of being liable he liability of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIABILITY — (n.) The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.
Английский словарь Webster
LIABILITY — ( n. ) The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIABILITY — noun the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; opposed to assets. 2. liability ·noun that which one is under obligation …
Webster English vocab
LIABILITY — in law, a broad term including almost every type of duty, obligation, debt, responsibility, or hazard arising by way of …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIABILITY — / ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] liability (for sth) | liability (to do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIABILITY — li ‧ a ‧ bil ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti, ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable] legal responsibility for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIABILITY — ( liabilities) 1. If you say that someone or something is a liability , you mean that they cause a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIABILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES limited liability COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE civil ▪ The Act, however, has no effect …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIABILITY — [noun] [U](specialized) Your employer's liability does not cover accidents that you have on your way to work.(specialized) He denies any …
Cambridge English vocab
LIABILITY — n. 25B6; noun journalists' liability for defamation : ACCOUNTABILITY, (legal) responsibility, answerability; blame, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, fault. they have big …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIABILITY — n. 1 answerability, responsibility, burden, onus, accountability Who bears the liability for the company's losses? 2 obligation, debt, indebtedness, arrear(s), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) а) ответственность, обязательства (for) to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a liability ≈ принимать (на себя), нести …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIABILITY — liability.ogg ͵laıəʹbılıtı 1. 1> обязанность или необходимость ( делать что-л. ) liability to pay taxes - обязанность платить налоги liability …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIABILITY — 1. 1> обязанность или необходимость ( делать что-л. ) liability to pay taxes - обязанность платить налоги liability for military …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) а) обязательства, ответственность ( за что-л. - for ) to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a liability …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) а) обязательства, ответственность (за что-л. - for) to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a liability — принимать (на себя), нести …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIABILITY — в соч. - fault liability - product liability - products liability - service liability
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
LIABILITY — в соч. - fault liability - product liability - products liability - service liability
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) обязательство 2) ответственность 3) пассив • - absolute liability - accrued liabilities - accrued liability - admit liability - assume a liability - assume liability - banking liability - cargo …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LIABILITY — 1) pl пассив (правая сторона бухгалтерского баланса) ; (денежные) обязательства; долги; задолженность 2) ответственность; обязанность; долг - liability for compensation …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
LIABILITY — 1) ответственность 2) обязательство - liability for construction failures - construction repair liability - contractual liability - products liability
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
LIABILITY — 1) ответственность 2) обязанность 3) pl обязательства; долги или денежные обязательства • liability for animals — ответственность собственника или владельца животных за причинённый ими …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
LIABILITY — ответственность ; обязательство ; долг ; ~ liability for damage ; ~ liability for loss or damage ; ~ liability …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
LIABILITY — 1) ответственность; обязанность 2) обязательство • - liability for damages - liability of indemnity - liability of infringement - noncontractual liability - product liability
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) общ. обязанность liability to pay taxes - обязанность платить налоги 2) юр. ответственность to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a liability …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
LIABILITY — сущ. сокр. liab. 1) общ. обязанность liability to pay taxes — обязанность платить налоги Syn: duty 2) юр. ответственность (за какое-л. действие) to accept [acknowledge, assume, …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
LIABILITY — сущ. сокр. liab. 1) общ. обязанность liability to pay taxes — обязанность платить налоги Syn: duty 2) юр. ответственность (за какое-л. действие) to accept [acknowledge, assume, …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
LIABILITY — сущ. сокр. liab. 1) общ. обязанность liability to pay taxes — обязанность платить налоги Syn: duty 2) юр. ответственность (за какое-л. действие) to accept [acknowledge, assume, …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
LIABILITY — сущ. сокр. liab. 1) общ. обязанность liability to pay taxes — обязанность платить налоги Syn: duty 2) юр. ответственность (за какое-л. действие) to accept [acknowledge, assume, …
Англо-Русский словарь бухгалтерского учета и аудита
LIABILITY — сущ. 1) а) ответственность, обязательства (for) to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a liability ≈ принимать (на себя), нести …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIABILITY — (propensity) inclination, tendentie; (debt) passive, debite
English interlingue dictionary
LIABILITY — apan;halatagon
English-Visayan vocabulary
LIABILITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 1705 1. the quality or state of being liable, probability , something for which one is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIABILITY — (n.) the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets.
Английский словарь Webster
LIABILITY — (n.) That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable.
Английский словарь Webster
LIABILITY — ( n. ) the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIABILITY — ( n. ) That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIABILITY — /luy'euh bil"i tee/ , n. , pl. liabilities . 1. liabilities , a. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIABILITY — n. financial obligation; debt; responsibility, obligation; disadvantage, handicap; likelihood
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIABILITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 1705 1. a. : the quality or state of being liable b. : probability …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIABILITY — n. limited liability limited liability partnership strict liability
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIABILITY — n. Pronunciation: ˌ l ī - ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ties Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIABILITY — ■ noun ( plural liabilities ) 1》 the state of being liable. 2》 a thing for which someone is liable, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIABILITY — [li.a.bil.i.ty] n, pl -ties (ca. 1809) 1 a: the quality or state of being liable b: probability 2: something for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIABILITY — liabilit|y BrE AmE ˌla ɪ ‿ə ˈbɪl ət |i -ɪt i AmE \ -ət̬ |i ▷ liabilit|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIABILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being liable. 2 a person or thing that is troublesome as an unwelcome …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIABILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being liable. 2 a person or thing that is troublesome as an unwelcome …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIABILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the state of being liable. 2 a person or thing that is troublesome as an unwelcome …
Oxford English vocab
LIABILITY — (liabilities) 1. If you say that someone or something is a ~, you mean that they cause a lot of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LIABILITY — Synonyms and related words : a thing for, accountability, accountableness, accounts payable, accounts receivable, affinity, amenability, amount due, answerability, answerableness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIABILITY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DEBT 3, arrear(s), arrearage, due, indebtedness Antonyms: asset 2 Synonyms: INDEBTEDNESS 1, arrearage, debt, obligation …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LIABILITY — n. 1. Responsibility, accountableness, accountability, bounden duty. 2. Exposedness.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LIABILITY — noun 1. Synonyms: debt 3, arrear(s), arrearage, due, indebtedness Antonyms: asset 2. Synonyms: indebtedness 1, arrearage, debt, obligation 3. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIABILITY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LIABILITY — noun 1 responsibility ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ legal ▪ strict ▪ criminal VERB + LIABILITY ▪ have ▪ They have …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIABILITY — See ↑ DISADVANTAGE 1
Longman Activator English vocab
LIABILITY — n. 1) to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a ~ 2) full; limited ~ 3) a ~ for (we …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LIABILITY — A financial obligation, or the cash outlay that must be made at a specific time to satisfy the contractual terms …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
LIABILITY — a financial obligation, debt, claim, or potential loss.
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
LIABILITY — debt,contrast with asset
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and Real Estate English Glossary
LIABILITY — A present obligation of the enterprise arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an …
European Central Bank English Glossary
LIABILITY — 1) In the broad legal sense, responsibility or obligation. For example, a person is liable to pay his debts, under …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
LIABILITY — (1) Money owed; (2) obligation to do, or refrain from doing, something; and (3) a duty that eventually must be …
UNODC Money-Laundering Terms English vocab

Duhaime's Law English Dictionary

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