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liable to be called to account by

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  • responsible — adjective Etymology: Anglo French responsable, from respuns Date: 1643 1. a. liable to be called on to answer b. (1) liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent < a committee responsible for the job > (2) being the cause …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • responsible — re·spon·si·ble adj 1 a: liable to be called on to answer b: liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent c: liable to legal review or in case of fault to penalties 2: characterized by trustworthiness, integrity, and… …   Law dictionary

  • 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

  • Answerable — An swer*a*ble, a. 1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • answerable — adjective /ˈæn.sɛɹ.ʌ.bl/ a) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages …   Wiktionary

  • amenable — /əˈmɛnəbəl / (say uh menuhbuhl), /əˈmin / (say uh meen ) adjective 1. disposed or ready to answer, yield, or submit; submissive; tractable: * Oh I m amenable, Virginia said. –sumner locke elliott, 1981. 2. liable to be called to account;… …  

  • obedient — Submissive to authority, yielding compliance with commands, orders or injunctions; performing what is required, or abstaining from what is forbidden. The word might with propriety be used to express the same meaning as the word amenable, which is …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • unaccountable — means (1) ‘that cannot be accounted for’, i.e. ‘inexplicable’ • (The unaccountable and secret reasons of disaffection between man and wife Milton, 1643) which remains the dominant sense, and (2) ‘not liable to be called to account’, i.e.… …   Modern English usage

  • answerable — adjective Date: 1536 1. archaic suitable, adequate 2. liable to be called to account ; responsible 3. archaic corresponding, similar 4. capable of being refuted Synonyms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Roman dictator — Dictator was a political office of the Roman Republic. The dictator was above the three branches of government in the constitution of the Roman Republic as no other body or officer could check his power.A legal innovation of the Roman Republic,… …   Wikipedia

  • amenable — amenability, amenableness, n. amenably, adv. /euh mee neuh beuhl, euh men euh /, adj. 1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant. 2. liable… …   Universalium

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