accountableness
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This single point—whether positive harm has been done to any one—comprehends the whole essence and sum of the conscious accountableness of very ignorant people.
From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John
It is the foundation of all rights and obligations, and of all accountableness; and the notion of it is fixed and precise.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
"I am your son's tutor, and I know the accountableness of my position; I am in your service; this is your house, you can turn me out of it at once."
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
His own accountableness, as soon as he can comprehend it, he begins to feel habitually, and always.
From The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason by Kleiser, Grenville
