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      liability
      noun
      An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
      (accounting) Any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
      A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
      (informal, mildly derogatory) A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
      The condition of being susceptible to something.
      The likelihood of something happening.
      Roots
      ligoli- · Latin · bind
      Synonyms for liability
      indebtednessnresponsibilitynonusnresponsiblenessndebtnburdennaccountabilitynaccountablenessn
      Words related to liability
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