legal liability
Courtroom financial responsibility
Legal liability is the state of being legally responsible for something—typically a debt, obligation, or the consequences of one's actions.
A person or company with legal liability can be compelled by courts to pay damages or fulfill duties: The manufacturer faced legal liability for the defective product.
Liability can arise from contracts, negligence, or statutory violations.
- foreseeabilityCapacity to be anticipated
- damagesCompensation for injury
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- slip and fallLose footing, then collapse
- personal injuryHarm to a person's body
breach of contract · insurance coverage · waiver form · tortfeasor · due diligence · burden of proof · disclaimers · duty of care · malpractice · fines · causation · assumption of risk · risk management · fraud · statute of limitations · duty · reckless · tort
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- insurance risksbodily injury, property damage, collision, fire damage, vandalism
- Legal conceptshuman rights, civil rights, duty of care, contracts, obligations
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- liability insuranceerrors and omissions, malpractice insurance, umbrella insurance, professional negligence, medical malpractice
- research ethicsresearch ethics, bioethics, ethics board, ethics training, fabrication
legal liabilitylegal immunity
Protection from prosecution
immunity · impunity · non-liability · exemption · indemnification
legal liabilityindemnification
Compensation for loss suffered
indemnity · legal protection · liability insurance · coverage · hold harmless
legal liabilitymoral duty
Ethical requirement to act
moral obligation · ethical responsibility · moral responsibility · social obligation · conscience