at-fault
Deserving the blame
At-fault describes the party responsible for causing something, especially an accident or legal harm.
In insurance, at-fault determines who pays: The at-fault driver's insurance covered the damage.
At-fault divorce requires proving wrongdoing like adultery or abuse, as opposed to no-fault divorce where neither party needs to establish blame.
Legally responsible for something
- culpableDeserving of blame
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
negligent · guilty · answerable · chargeable · implicated · censurable · reprehensible · blamable
liable
Legally responsible for something
- culpableDeserving of blame
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
responsible · negligent · guilty · answerable · chargeable · implicated · censurable · reprehensible · blamable · attributable
- auto insuranceauto insurance, car insurance, vehicle insurance, collision coverage, liability coverage
at-faultinnocent
Free from moral wrong
blameless · faultless · guiltless · not guilty · exonerated
at-faultvictimized
Treated cruelly or unfairly
wronged · harmed · injured party · aggrieved · claimant
fault, faulty, default, faultless, faultlessly, faultlessness, faultiness