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| A '''liability''' can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring (i.e. it is a cause). | A '''liability''' can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring (i.e. it is a cause). | ||
| '''Liability''' may also refer in specific fields to: | '''Liability''' may also refer in specific fields to: | ||
| * ] | * ], the legal bound obligation to pay debts | ||
| * ] | * ], part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs | ||
| == 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 | ||
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* Accrued liabilities and ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ], liabilities with a future benefit over one year | ||
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| {{disambiguation}} | |||
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A liability can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring (i.e. it is a cause).
Liability may also refer in specific fields to:
- legal liability, the legal bound obligation to pay debts
- public liability, part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs
Finance
- liability (financial accounting), a current obligation of an entity arising from past transactions or events
- Accrued liabilities and contingent liability
- Current liability
- Long-term liabilities, liabilities with a future benefit over one year
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Liability.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category: