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{{wiktionary|liability}} {{wiktionary|liability}}
'''Liability''' refers to the following:
A '''liability''' can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring (i.e., it is a cause).
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'''Liability''' may also refer in specific fields to:
== Law == == Law ==
* ], the legal bound obligation to pay debts * ], in both civil and criminal law
* ], part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs ** ], part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs
* ] is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. ** ], the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause
*professional liability for one´s professional acts, bit in health care or sales, as in ] ** Professional liability for one's professional acts, as in ]


== Finance == == Finance ==
* ], a current obligation of an entity arising from past transactions or events * ] a current obligation of an entity arising from past transactions or events
* Accrued liabilities and ] ** Accrued liabilities and ]
** ], or short-term liabilities are obligations that will be settled by current assets or by the creation of new current liabilities
* ]
* ], liabilities with a future benefit over two months ** Non-current, or ], liabilities with a future benefit over a certain period of time (e.g. longer than one year)


== Arts and media ==
==Other uses==
===Film===
* '']'', a 2013 film


===Music===
⚫ *"]", 2017 song by Lorde
*'']'', 2013 film * ], a 2015 album by Prof
⚫ * ], a song by Lorde from the 2017 album ''Melodrama''
* "Liability", a song by Carly Pearce from the 2021 album '']''
* "Liability", a song by Drake from the 2022 album '']''
* "Liability", a song by ] from the 2017 album ''Sports''
* "Liability", a song by ] from the 2016 EP ''Mind the Gap''
* "Liability", a song by The Juliana Theory from the 2001 EP '']''


{{disambiguation}} {{disambiguation}}

Latest revision as of 12:35, 27 March 2024

Liability refers to the following:

Law

  • Legal liability, in both civil and criminal law
    • Public liability, part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs
    • Product liability, the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause
    • Professional liability for one's professional acts, as in professional liability insurance

Finance

Arts and media

Film

Music

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