He denies any liability for the damage caused.
Source: tatoeba (2032357)
Liability
//laɪəˈbɪlɪti//
Synonyms for "liability" (151 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
hurtimpairmentimpedimentinclinationincumbencyindebtmentinjuryinstinctjeopardyleaninglikelihoodlikelinesslikingloadlossloss of groundmaturitymischiefnakednessnational debt
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nonimmunityobligationobstacleobstructionoddsonusopennessoutlookoutstanding debtpenchantperilpledgepossibilitypredilectionpredispositionprejudicepresumptionpresumptive evidenceprobabilismprobabilityproclivitypronenesspropensityprospectpublic debtreadinessreasonable groundreasonable hoperesponsibilityresponsiblenessriskscoresense of dutysense of obligationsensitivity toshortcomingsnagsoft spotstep backwardsusceptibilitytendencytropismturntwistuncollectibleuncollectiblesunfulfilled pledgeverisimilitudevulnerabilitywarpweaknesswell-grounded hopewillingness
Noun(2 words)
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More general
5 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
16 entriesalternative liabilitychancel repair liabilitycurrent liabilityenterprise liabilityimputed liabilityliability insurancelimited liabilitylimited liability companylimited-liabilityno liabilitynonliabilityprivate limited liability companypublic limited liability companysecondary liabilitystrict liabilityvicarious liability
derived from
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
102 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- дълг noun (debt)
- задължение noun (responsibility, obligation — see also responsibility, obligation)
- отговорност noun (responsibility, obligation — see also responsibility, obligation)
Catalan
1 entries- responsabilitat noun (debt)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 債務 /债务 noun (debt)
- 負債 /负债 noun (debt)
Czech
1 entries- pasivum noun (debt)
Dutch
1 entries- aansprakelijkheid noun (debt)
Esperanto
1 entries- pasivo noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
Finnish
4 entries- alttius noun (the condition of being susceptible to something — see also susceptibility)
- mahdollisuus noun (likelihood of an event)
- menoerä noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
- passiivat noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
French
3 entries- dette noun (debt)
- passif noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
- responsabilité noun (debt)
Georgian
4 entries- ალბათობა noun (likelihood of an event)
- დავალიანება noun (debt)
- ვალდებულება noun (debt)
- ვალი noun (debt)
German
4 entries- Anfälligkeit noun (the condition of being susceptible to something — see also susceptibility)
- Empfänglichkeit noun (the condition of being susceptible to something — see also susceptibility)
- Handicap noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
- Hindernis noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
Hungarian
4 entries- adósság noun (debt)
- baj noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
- elkötelezettség noun (debt)
- esély noun (likelihood of an event)
Italian
1 entries- responsabilità noun (debt)
Japanese
2 entries- 借金 noun (debt)
- 負債 noun (debt)
Malay
1 entries- liabiliti noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
Malayalam
3 entries- ബാധ്യത noun (debt)
- ബാധ്യത noun (responsibility, obligation — see also responsibility, obligation)
- ബാധ്യത noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
Mongolian
1 entries- өглөг noun (debt)
Māori
3 entries- kawenga noun (debt)
- kawenga (a te ture) noun (responsibility, obligation — see also responsibility, obligation)
- pūnama noun (debt)
Persian
1 entries- مسئولیت noun (debt)
Polish
2 entries- odpowiedzialność noun (debt)
- pasywa noun ((accounting) any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet)
Portuguese
4 entries- dívida noun (debt)
- obrigação noun (debt)
- possibilidade noun (likelihood of an event)
- responsabilidade noun (debt)
Romanian
1 entries- responsabilitate noun (debt)
Russian
4 entries- возмо́жность noun (likelihood of an event)
- долг noun (debt)
- задо́лженность noun (debt)
- обяза́тельство noun (debt)
Spanish
4 entries- estorbo noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
- imputabilidad noun (responsibility, obligation — see also responsibility, obligation)
- lastre noun (handicap, drawback, or burden — see also burden, drawback, danger)
- predisposición noun (the condition of being susceptible to something — see also susceptibility)
Swedish
2 entries- belastning noun (likelihood of an event)
- skuld noun (debt)
Tagalog
1 entries- sagutin noun (debt)
Telugu
1 entries- అప్పు noun (debt)
Turkish
1 entries- borç noun (debt)
Ukrainian
2 entries- борг noun (debt)
- заборго́ваність noun (debt)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
If a relationship is good, marriage is redundant, but if it isn't, marriage becomes a liability.
Source: tatoeba (2045471)
If the passenger's journey involves an ultimate destination or stop in a country other than the country of departure, the Warsaw convention and the Montreal convention may be applicable, and these conventions govern, and, in most cases, limit the liability of carriers for death or personal injury and with respect to loss of or damage to baggage.
Source: tatoeba (3772802)
The company didn't admit liability.
Source: tatoeba (4529399)
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