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121 body accountable to (smb.)
Дипломатический термин: орган, подотчётный (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > body accountable to (smb.)
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122 divine right of kings (Doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament)
Общая лексика: право помазУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > divine right of kings (Doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament)
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123 his bad temper is easily accountable, he has a toothache
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his bad temper is easily accountable, he has a toothache
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124 hold a taxpayer accountable for breaching the tax legislation
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hold a taxpayer accountable for breaching the tax legislation
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125 hold accountable
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126 if anything happens to the boy I will hold you accountable
Общая лексика: если что-нибудь случится с мальчиком, вы будете отвечатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > if anything happens to the boy I will hold you accountable
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127 industrial accountable property officer
Военный термин: офицер по учёту промышленного оборудованияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > industrial accountable property officer
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128 legally accountable
Юридический термин: юридически ответственный, юридически подотчётный, (to be) нести юридическую ответственность
См. также в других словарях:
accountable — UK US /əˈkaʊntəbl/ adjective ► responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it: hold sb accountable »Our board will hold me accountable if anything goes wrong. accountable for (doing) sth »Mortgage brokers should be… … Financial and business terms
accountable — ac·count·able /ə kau̇n tə bəl/ adj 1: liable accountable for the burglary 2: obliged to accept responsibility the bank accountable for payment of the check ac·count·abil·i·ty /ə ˌkau̇n tə … Law dictionary
accountable — is mostly used in the construction to be accountable to someone for something: e.g. • Labour MPs…would at least have the authority to keep a Labour government accountable to them for what they say and do Tony Benn, 1979. Its old use as an… … Modern English usage
Accountable — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accountable — (adj.) answerable, lit. liable to be called to account, c.1400 (mid 14c. in Anglo French); see ACCOUNT (Cf. account) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Accountably … Etymology dictionary
accountable — *responsible, answerable, amenable, liable Antonyms: unaccountable Contrasted words: *absolute, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary: irresponsible, inamenable, unanswerable (see affirmative adjectives at RESPONSIBLE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accountable — [adj] responsible for having done answerable, charged with, culpable, liable, obligated, obliged, on the hook*; concept 527 Ant. blameless, innocent, irresponsible, unaccountable, unreliable, untrustworthy … New thesaurus
accountable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) required or expected to justify actions or decisions. 2) understandable. DERIVATIVES accountability noun accountably adverb … English terms dictionary
accountable — [ə kount′ə bəl] adj. 1. obliged to account for one s acts; responsible 2. capable of being accounted for; explainable SYN. RESPONSIBLE accountability n. accountableness accountably adv … English World dictionary
accountable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ hold sb ▪ The directors are held accountable by the shareholders. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
accountable — adj. 1) strictly accountable 2) accountable for; to (we are accountable to our parents for our actions) 3) to hold smb. accountable for smt. * * * [ə kaʊntəb(ə)l] accountable to (we are accountable to our parents for our actions) strictly… … Combinatory dictionary