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1 noun∎ he refused to admit liability for the damage il refusa d'endosser la responsabilité des dégâts(b) (UNCOUNT) (eligibility) assujettissement m;∎ liability for tax assujettissement m à l'impôt;∎ liability for military service obligations fpl militaires(c) (hindrance) gêne f, handicap m;∎ some qualifications are more of a liability than an asset certains diplômes sont un handicap plus qu'un atout;∎ the house he had inherited was a real liability la maison dont il avait hérité lui coûtait une petite fortune ou lui revenait cher;∎ that man is a (total) liability ce type est un vrai poids mort ou un véritable boulet∎ to meet one's liabilities rembourser ses dettes;∎ liabilities on an estate passif m d'une succession;∎ assets and liabilities actif m et passif m
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