- (n.) The state of being responsible, accountable or answerable, as for a trust, debt or obligation.
- (n.) Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
- (n.) That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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