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Meaning of "liability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIABILITY

liability  [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Liability

A liability can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring. Liability may also refer in specific fields to: ▪ Legal liability, the legal bound obligation to pay debts ▪ Public liability, part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs...

Definition of liability in the English dictionary

The first definition of liability in the dictionary is the state of being liable. Other definition of liability is a financial obligation. Liability is also a hindrance or disadvantage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
affordability
əˌfɔːdəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIABILITY

lhd
lherzolite
li
Li Peng
Li Po
Li T´ai-po
liabilities
liability engineering
liability insurance
liability suit
liable
liableness
liaise
liaison
liaison officer
liana
liane
liang
lianoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIABILITY

agility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
viability
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of liability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIABILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «liability» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of liability

Translation of «liability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIABILITY

Find out the translation of liability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of liability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

累赘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lastre
570 millions of speakers

English

liability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दायित्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسؤولية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ответственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

responsabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handicap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Liabiliti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Belastung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不利になるもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문제의 소지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanggung jawab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trách nhiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दायित्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yükümlülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpowiedzialność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відповідальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răspundere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθύνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanspreeklikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skuld
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansvar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of liability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIABILITY»

The term «liability» is very widely used and occupies the 6.309 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «liability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «liability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about liability

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIABILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word liability.
1
Frank Abagnale
Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for them to be liable for it. Banks don't look at signatures. They're processing millions of checks and they have very little liability.
2
Howard Aiken
The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.
3
Rick Bayan
The world belongs to people with IQs of 120. Anything much greater or less amounts to a liability.
4
David Boies
Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.
5
Dennis Cardoza
Now is not the time to give greater protections to pharmaceutical companies that put unsafe drugs like Vioxx on the market. Such protections have nothing to do with the liability insurance crisis facing doctors and should be stripped from this bill.
6
Lincoln Chafee
Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.
7
Countee Cullen
For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.
8
John Ensign
Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue.
9
Liam Fox
New Labour was the most short-sighted, self-serving, incompetent, useless, and ineffective government that Britain has ever known. Make no mistake, Labour's economic policies were a national security liability.
10
Sigmar Gabriel
What we have at present is a system of loss socialism. Whatever goes wrong is shouldered by the general public and anything that works is privatised. Worshippers of market freedom have suspended the most important economic principle: Risk and liability go hand in hand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIABILITY»

Discover the use of liability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lender Liability
This work adopts a practical, transaction-based approach, examining the different stages of the relationship in turn and the legal issues that arise along the way. It also gives guidance on breach of loans.
James O'Donovan, 2005
2
Product Liability
An erudite and provocative work, Stapleton: Product Liability will be of keen interest to students and teachers on courses in tort, product liability, consumer law, EC law and the philosophical foundations of the common law.
Jane Stapleton, 1994
3
Corporate Criminal Liability and Prevention
Whether you are handling a corporate criminal case or advising a corporation on how to avoid one, this book helps you give your clients guidance on the best strategies and compliance policies, in light of the legal developments.
Richard S. Gruner, 2004
4
Responsibility and Criminal Liability
Jeffrie G. Murphy's second collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment & retribution that were explored in his 1979 collection Retribution, Justice & Therapy.
C.T. Sistare, 1989
5
Vicarious Liability in Tort: A Comparative Perspective
Using her considerable experience as a comparative tort lawyer, Paula Giliker examines the principle of vicarious liability (or, to a civil lawyer, liability for the acts of others) in England and Wales, Australia, Canada, France and ...
Paula Giliker, 2010
6
Products Liability: Keyed to Courses Using Owen, Montgomery, ...
After your casebook, Casenote Legal Briefs will be your most important reference source for the entire semester.
Aspen Publishers, 2008
7
Civil Liability in Criminal Justice
This text is one of few on the subject that combines applicable case law and related liability research, a valuable new feature for current and future policy makers and managers.
Darrell L. Ross, 2012
8
Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims: A Study of U.S. ...
Yet, the debate over repeal or retention of the system is far from settled. This book traces the history and development of limitation law around the world. It compares various limitation laws in operation under different legal regimes.
Xia Chen, 2001
9
Bank Asset and Liability Management: Strategy, Trading, Analysis
Concepts and techniques are illustrated with case studies and worked examples. Written in accessible style, this book is essential reading for market practitioners, bank regulators and graduate students in banking and finance.
Moorad Choudhry, 2011
10
Medical Liability in Europe: A Comparison of Selected ...
Ten years after the first ECTIL project in this field, liability for medical malpractice is still a hot topic throughout Europe and it continues to expand and develop.
Bernhard A. Koch, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term liability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lawyer of Andal Sr.: De Lima remark on dead man's civil liability
"Again, the Secretary of Justice is talking off the top of her head when she says that the civil liability of former Governor Andal Ampatuan, Sr. for ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
2
Governor Brown signs bill to provide liability protection to physicians …
“SB 738 will provide our physicians with the liability protection necessary and I'm pleased that the Governor also saw the need for this bill and ... «Orange County Breeze, Jul 15»
3
Mutual Benefit: Liability insurance can be good for W.Va. educators
Officials of West Virginia's two teachers' unions have made their agenda crystal clear by arguing against a new state benefit for educators. «Martinsburg Journal, Jul 15»
4
Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: Generic Drug Consumers …
Because of these rulings, thousands of products liability suits have been dismissed against generic manufacturers, despite the drugs ... «Lawyers.com Blog, Jul 15»
5
The great public sector pension liability
This is painful enough, but it is not even a rounding error in the great public sector pensions liability. Firemen contribute between 11 per cent ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
Mine Workers plan sues Peabody, Arch Coal for withdrawal liability
The United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan filed a lawsuit Thursday to force Peabody Energy Corp. and Arch Coal Inc. to ... «Pensions & Investments, Jul 15»
7
Court Nixes Strict Liability Claims For Spinal Implant
A federal judge has rejected a plaintiff's strict liability claims against the manufacturer of an allegedly defective spinal implant that failed and led ... «The Legal Intelligencer, Jul 15»
8
ACE: Changing Liability Exposures Impact Restaurant Industry
Liability claims can represent a major threat to a restaurant's status, and even lead to bankruptcy. A new advisory by ACE highlights the critical ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jul 15»
9
€2.2m paid out in public liability
Louth had one of the most amount of money paid out in public liability claims outside of the major cities, figures released by Injuries Board show ... «The Argus, Jul 15»
10
Strict liability offence for offshore tax evasion will apply to all …
Under the new 'strict liability' offence the failure to declare the income or gains is sufficient and there is no need to prove that it was deliberate. «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»

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