responsibility
state or fact of being responsible, of having influence over certain events and potentially bearing the burden of their consequences
product liability
area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries caused by them
guilty
state of being legally responsible for the commission of an offense
duty
commitment or obligation to someone or something or to perform an action on the behalf of
collective responsibility
philosophical, social and political concept describing responsibility of organizations, groups and societies
parental responsibility
potential or actual liability that may be incurred by parents for the behavior of their children
responsibility for the Holocaust
overview about the responsibility for the Holocaust
command responsibility
doctrine of hierarchical accountability
Enterprise liability
legal doctrine under which individual entities can be held jointly liable for some action on the basis of being part of a shared enterprise
extended producer responsibility
strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with goods
media responsibility
belief that mass media have a basic responsibility to help strengthen and support democratic processes
personal responsibility
social expectation
intellectual responsibility
philosophical concept
burden
a wearisome responsibility
state responsibility
concept of international law
legal liability
legal obligation for any damage, enforceable by either civil law or criminal law
corporate liability
legal term
moral responsibility
status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission, in accordance with one's moral obligations
vicarious liability
extended liability to parties that controlled violators
social responsibility
ethical theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large
professional responsibility
area of legal practice
accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making, which encompasses answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving