| cui bono |
the legal principle that the responsibility for a certain act is likely to lie with one who had something to gain as a result of that act. [1/2 definitions] |
| department |
(informal) an area of responsibility or control. [1/2 definitions] |
| depositary |
a person or firm that is given responsibility for something; trustee. [1/2 definitions] |
| depute |
to delegate (authority or responsibility) to another or others. [1/2 definitions] |
| devoir |
responsibility; obligation; duty. [1/2 definitions] |
| disavow |
to deny any knowledge of, responsibility for, or connection with; disclaim. [1/3 definitions] |
| discharge |
to perform (a duty) or carry out (an obligation or responsibility). [1/17 definitions] |
| disclaim |
to deny (as any knowledge of, responsibility for, or connection with). [1/4 definitions] |
| disclaimer |
a person who denies or renounces a claim or a responsibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| disengage |
to release from engagement, connection, or responsibility. [2/4 definitions] |
| disengagement |
freedom from responsibility. [1/2 definitions] |
| end |
share or area of responsibility. [1/18 definitions] |
| entrust |
to assign or hand over something or some task to (a person, group, or the like) as a responsibility. [1/2 definitions] |
| existentialism |
a philosophy that emphasizes alienation and anxiety caused by the isolated and unexplainable nature of an individual's experience within an indifferent world, and stresses absolute freedom of choice associated with bearing responsibility for one's acts. |
| face the music |
(informal) to assume responsibility for one's actions; face the consequences. |
| fault |
responsibility for a mistake or error. [1/7 definitions] |
| go1 |
to take responsibility for. [1/28 definitions] |
| godchild |
a child whom a godparent promises at baptism to assume partial responsibility for, esp. in overseeing his or her religious education. |
| godparent |
an adult who promises at baptism to assume partial responsibility for a child, esp. to oversee his or her religious education. |
| goof-off |
(informal) someone who habitually wastes time or avoids responsibility; shirker. |
| guarantee |
to bear the responsibility for ensuring (the fulfillment of something desired or required by others). [2/11 definitions] |