liability
Example Sentences
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If the trust was never executed, no loan documents were signed, and no contemporaneous bank records confirm the transfer, your brother may have engaged in “unjust enrichment,” which can affect both liability and limitation periods.
From MarketWatch
Its liabilities include about $3 trillion in the form of reserves—essentially banks’ deposits at the Fed.
The San Francisco company also deposited $500 million into its litigation escrow account, which was established to insulate the company from financial liability for certain litigation cases.
Across the Middle East, South Asia and the Pacific, integration gave way to rivalry, and dependence became a liability.
In a perfect world, what you pay to the government through withheld taxes and estimated payments throughout the year would match your tax liability, so the bottom line on your tax return is zero.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.