A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success.
The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual.
The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct.
A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault.
A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
To warrant; to guarantee.