Liability vs Rebuke - What's the difference?
liability | rebuke | Related terms |
the condition of being liable.
an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
a handicap that holds one back.
the likelihood of something happening.
A harsh criticism.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Liability is a related term of rebuke.
As nouns the difference between liability and rebuke
is that liability is the condition of being liable while rebuke is a harsh criticism.As a verb rebuke is
to criticise harshly; to reprove.liability
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Noun
(wikipedia liability) (liabilities)- "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
Antonyms
* assetDerived terms
* enterprise liability * secondary liability * vicarious liabilityrebuke
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Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.
