1 (responsibility) responsabilidad; (f) to admit/deny liability (for sth) admitir/negar ser responsable (de algo)
he admitted liability he admitted liability for the accident liability for [military service]
2 (obligation, debt) tax liability carga fiscal; (f) current liabilities pasivo circulante; (m) long-term liabilities pasivo (exigible) a largo plazo; (m) they failed to meet their liabilities no hicieron frente a sus obligaciones
to [meet] one's liabilities [assets] and liabilities
3 (risk, burden) I do not want to be a liability to you no quiero ser una carga un estorbo para ti;or this car's a bit of a liability este coche da muchos problemas
the president has become something of a liability The foreign hostages have become an enormous liability to Saddam's image
4 (propensity) predisposición; (f) propensión; (f)to a the patient may have an increased liability to infection el paciente puede tener una mayor predisposición propensión a las infecciones;or
unless properly treated the disease can lead to many years of reduced defences and liability to other illness Deficiency of vitamin leads to drying out of membranes resulting in ulceration and liability to infection
