Responsibility

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1. Noun

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

2. Noun

That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.

3. Noun

Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.

4. Noun

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" - John D.Rockefeller Jr
Vocabulary classified under Law

5. Noun

the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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