answerability
Duty to explain
Answerability is the state of being accountable or responsible for something.
It implies an obligation to explain or justify one's actions to someone in authority: The committee questioned the CEO's answerability for the financial losses.
The word appears in formal and legal contexts where chains of responsibility matter.
Deserving blame for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
- reproachExpression of disappointment
finger-pointing · incrimination · indictment · censure · condemnation · criticism · judgment · denunciation
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
charge · burden · liability · trust · stewardship · fiduciary · custodianship · guardianship
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditFormal accounts examination
- transparencyState of being see-through
- complianceAdhering to requirements
governance · reporting · disclosure · justification · reckoning · evaluation · assessment · appraisal
culpability
Deserving blame for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
reproach · finger-pointing · incrimination · indictment · censure · condemnation · criticism · judgment · denunciation · recrimination
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
requirement · charge · burden · liability · trust · stewardship · fiduciary · custodianship · guardianship · pledge
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditFormal accounts examination
- transparencyState of being see-through
compliance · governance · reporting · disclosure · justification · reckoning · evaluation · assessment · appraisal · standards
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, responsible
- Blameblame, fault, culprit, accusation, guilt-tripping
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- Bakhtinpolyphony, carnivalesque, utterance, centrifugal forces, hybridization
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
- ethicsmorality, deontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism
answerabilityunaccountability
Absence of obligation to explain
unanswerability · irresponsibility · impunity · exemption · immunity
answerabilityimmunity
Protected from harm
exemption · impunity · unaccountability · indemnity · non-liability