La responsabilité
Example: La responsabilité civile engage souvent la réparation des dommages causés.
Definition
"La responsabilité" in law refers to the state or fact of being accountable for something within legal contexts, often involving the obligation to repair harm caused, as in civil liability cases where one must compensate for damages inflicted on others.
Etymology
The term "la responsabilité" comes from the French verb 'responsabiliser,' which is derived from the Latin 'responsus,' the past participle of 'respondere,' meaning to respond or answer. Did you know? The notion of responsibility originally emphasized the idea of being able to respond to or answer for one’s actions.
Learn to use this word actively
"La responsabilité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Law - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
Would you like to not only understand these words, but also remember them and use them actively? Create a free account and select French as the language you want to learn.
Create a free account
