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answerable
adjective
liable to account for one's actions
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ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l
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adjective
liable to account for one's actions
“governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”
adjective
morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
“parents are answerable for their child's acts”
adjective
capable of being answered
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governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves
fully accountable for what they did
the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism
he was answerable to no one
parents are answerable for their child's acts
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