accountability at law

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• accountability — I noun amenability, blame, burden, charge, commitment, dueness, duty, exposure, incumbency, liability, obligation, onus, responsibility, the decent thing, the proper thing, the right thing, trustworthiness, vulnerability II index blame… …   Law dictionary

• accountability of partners — See partnership. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

• Accountability — is the concept in ethics and governance with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as responsibility,[1] answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account giving. As …   Wikipedia

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• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — n. A federal law enacted in 1996 that allows many workers to maintain health insurance coverage when they lose or change jobs and that protects the privacy of health data. abbrv. HIPAA The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint… …   Law dictionary

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 — (HIPAA) USA A federal law governing the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage by limiting pre existing condition exclusions in group health plans (Pub. L. No. 104 191 (1996)). HIPAA also sets out privacy and security standards… …   Law dictionary

• Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 — A consumer protection law also called the Credit CARD Act. Among its provisions is a prohibition against retroactive rate increases, a requirement that terms be clearly spelled out, and an extension of time before late fees can be imposed. The… …   Law dictionary

• U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 — An emergency appropriations act that, among other things, provided funding for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, contained disaster relief related to Hurricane Katrina, and raised the federal minimum wage. Category: Employment Law & HR → Employee… …   Law dictionary

• Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act — The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) is a United States federal law, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons the qualified law enforcement officer and the qualified retired law enforcement officer to carry a concealed… …   Wikipedia

• Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881 — The Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881 (French: Loi sur la liberté de la presse du 29 juillet 1881 ), often called the Press Law of 1881, is a law that defines the freedoms and responsibilities of the media and publishers in France.… …   Wikipedia

• accountability — The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property,… …   Military dictionary