liabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < liable adj. + -ity suffix.

1. Law. The condition of being liable or answerable by law or equity.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > legal liability

liableness1645

obligation1676

liability1794

society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable

accounta1393

respondence1586

accountableness1625

accountability1750

answerability1769

amenability1789

liability1794

answerableness1813

accountment1857

1794–1809 E. Christian Note in Blackstone's Comm. III. 165 It exempts them from all liability to answer for a loss occasioned by fire.

1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1031 Of the Liability of the Master in respect of a tortious Act done by the Servant.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. ix. 259 The Pignoris Capio could be generally resorted to in the absence of the person under liability.

2. The condition of being liable or subject to something, apt or likely to do something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > liability

incidency1613

liableness1645

incidence1652

liability1809

facility1875

1809 A. Henry Trav. & Adventures Canada 118 Their mode of life..accounts for their liability to these diseases.

1814 L. Hunt Feast of Poets 119 A genius for poetry is nothing but a finer liability to impressions.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ix. §1 596 His [sc. Bacon's] noble confession of the liability of every inquirer to error.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. iii. 294 Liability to military service is a universal condition of citizenship.

3. That for which one is liable; esp. plural the debts or pecuniary obligations of a person or company.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [noun] > a debt

yielding1340

debtc1380

due1439

debitc1450

devoirs1503

debitory1575

debenture1609

money-debt1627

balance (due)1720

outstandings1755

liability1842

engagement1849

live horse1859

payables1896

1842 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. ix. 169 At the suggestion of friends a subscription was raised to meet these liabilities.

1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. ix. 561 Although it was relieved of a part of its liabilities, it was burthened with a heavy annual payment.

1861 G. J. Goschen Theory Foreign Exchanges 18 The effect of profits and commissions on the mutual liabilities of nations.

Draft additions 1997

figurative. An attribute or trait which sets one at a disadvantage; hence, a burdensome or disadvantageous person or thing, a handicap. Frequently opposed to asset n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who

delayer?1518

hold-back1581

pullback1584

tarriance1598

tarrier1622

retarder1644

checker1845

drag1857

liability1938

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who > hindering or retarding attribute or trait

liability1938

1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise vi. 55 Cleverness seemed a liability rather than an asset.

1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 903/1 Large grass areas on runwayed aerodromes are a liability in upkeep, except insofar as grass drying is a revenue-earning aspect.

1964 E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds x. 101 Since Muslim customs rigidly preclude his wife's going out to work, she's bound to be an economic liability, not an asset as Jamaican wives are.

1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 19 Sept. 25/1 The financial razzle-dazzle that later was to become such a liability.

1985 ‘J. Higgins’ Confessional (1986) ix. 147 To his masters he was not only expendable. He was now a liability.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	liability
释义	liabilityn. Brit. /ˌlʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < liable adj. + -ity suffix. 1. Law. The condition of being liable or answerable by law or equity. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > legal liability liableness1645 obligation1676 liability1794 society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable accounta1393 respondence1586 accountableness1625 accountability1750 answerability1769 amenability1789 liability1794 answerableness1813 accountment1857 1794–1809 E. Christian Note in Blackstone's Comm. III. 165 It exempts them from all liability to answer for a loss occasioned by fire. 1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1031 Of the Liability of the Master in respect of a tortious Act done by the Servant. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. ix. 259 The Pignoris Capio could be generally resorted to in the absence of the person under liability. 2. The condition of being liable or subject to something, apt or likely to do something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > liability incidency1613 liableness1645 incidence1652 liability1809 facility1875 1809 A. Henry Trav. & Adventures Canada 118 Their mode of life..accounts for their liability to these diseases. 1814 L. Hunt Feast of Poets 119 A genius for poetry is nothing but a finer liability to impressions. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ix. §1 596 His [sc. Bacon's] noble confession of the liability of every inquirer to error. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. iii. 294 Liability to military service is a universal condition of citizenship. 3. That for which one is liable; esp. plural the debts or pecuniary obligations of a person or company. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [noun] > a debt yielding1340 debtc1380 due1439 debitc1450 devoirs1503 debitory1575 debenture1609 money-debt1627 balance (due)1720 outstandings1755 liability1842 engagement1849 live horse1859 payables1896 1842 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. ix. 169 At the suggestion of friends a subscription was raised to meet these liabilities. 1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. ix. 561 Although it was relieved of a part of its liabilities, it was burthened with a heavy annual payment. 1861 G. J. Goschen Theory Foreign Exchanges 18 The effect of profits and commissions on the mutual liabilities of nations. Draft additions 1997 figurative. An attribute or trait which sets one at a disadvantage; hence, a burdensome or disadvantageous person or thing, a handicap. Frequently opposed to asset n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who delayer?1518 hold-back1581 pullback1584 tarriance1598 tarrier1622 retarder1644 checker1845 drag1857 liability1938 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who > hindering or retarding attribute or trait liability1938 1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise vi. 55 Cleverness seemed a liability rather than an asset. 1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 903/1 Large grass areas on runwayed aerodromes are a liability in upkeep, except insofar as grass drying is a revenue-earning aspect. 1964 E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds x. 101 Since Muslim customs rigidly preclude his wife's going out to work, she's bound to be an economic liability, not an asset as Jamaican wives are. 1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 19 Sept. 25/1 The financial razzle-dazzle that later was to become such a liability. 1985 ‘J. Higgins’ Confessional (1986) ix. 147 To his masters he was not only expendable. He was now a liability. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794
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