different between liability vs accusation

English

Etymology

From liable +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la???b?l?ti/
• Hyphenation: li?abil?ity

Noun

liability (countable and uncountable, plural liabilities)

1. An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
   • 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

     "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."

2. A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; an individual or action that exposes others to greater risk.
   • 2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016):

     Asked if at some point Huma becomes a liability to Hillary, the long-term Clinton insider replies, “It’s like anything else. I don’t think so, but you know I don’t have any idea. Hillary is very loyal, but she’s obviously pragmatic.”

3. The likelihood of something happening.
4. The condition of being susceptible to something.

Antonyms

• asset

Derived terms

• enterprise liability
• limited liability
• limited liability company
• secondary liability
• strict liability
• vicarious liability

Translations

Anagrams

• alibility

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
• (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)

Etymology

First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin acc?s?ti? (“accusation, indictment”), from acc?s? (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/, /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)

1. The act of accusing.
2. (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
3. An allegation.

Synonyms

• allegation
• assertion
• censure
• charge
• crimination
• impeachment

Translations

Anagrams

• anacoustic

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acc?s?ti?, acc?s?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ky.za.sj??/

Noun

accusation f (plural accusations)

1. accusation

Derived terms

• chef d'accusation

Related terms

• accuser

References

• “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

Further reading

• “accusation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

accusation (plural accusationes)

1. accusation