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51Magna Carta Source — ▪ Primary Source [1215] John, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and count of Anjou, to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justiciars, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants …
52liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… …
53Ministry of Housing and Local Government v Sharp — [1970] 2 QB 223, is an English tort law case concerning assumption of responsibility. Facts An employee of the authority failed to exercise reasonable skill and care in searching for entries in the local land charges register. The search… …
54accountable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. liable; responsible; explicable. See cause, attribution. Ant., blameless, innocent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. liable, culpable, answerable; see responsible 1 . See Synonym Study at responsible .… …
55liable — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Responsible] Syn. answerable, subject, accountable; see responsible 1 . 2. [Likely] Syn. likely, subject, apt, inclined; see likely 4 . See Synonym Study at likely . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. responsible… …
56responsible — [ri spän′sə bəl] adj. [MFr < L responsus: see RESPONSE] 1. expected or obliged to account (for something, to someone); answerable; accountable 2. involving accountability, obligation, or duties [a responsible position] 3. that can be charged… …
57Accountable — Ac*count a*ble, a. 1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] [1913 Webster] True religion . . . intelligible …
58Liable — Li a*ble (l[imac] [.a]*b l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. [1913 Webster] 2. Exposed to… …
59Responsible — Re*spon si*ble (r?*sp?n s?*b l), a. [Cf. F. responsable. See {Respond}.] 1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office. [1913… …
60Responsibleness — Responsible Re*spon si*ble (r?*sp?n s?*b l), a. [Cf. F. responsable. See {Respond}.] 1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the… …
