Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Legal Liability

Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Liability, Legal
  • Legal Liabilities
  • Liabilities, Legal
  • Institutional Liability
  • Medical Liability
  • Personal Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Torts
  • Institutional Liabilities
  • Liabilities, Institutional
  • Liabilities, Medical
  • Liabilities, Personal
  • Liabilities, Professional
  • Liability, Institutional
  • Liability, Medical
  • Liability, Personal
  • Liability, Professional
  • Medical Liabilities
  • Personal Liabilities
  • Professional Liabilities
  • Tort

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history.

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Indexing Annotation

statement of responsibility: do not confuse with MALPRACTICE, the commission of a harmful act; coord IM with specialty (IM) if relevant or area of responsibility (IM) if relevant

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Jurisprudence (1966-1990)
  • Malpractice (1968-1990)
  • Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence (1981-1990)

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.880w.604.583w.490w
  2. N03w.706.535w.547w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Legal Liability. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016365. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016365
  2. Legal Liability. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_liability
  3. Legal Liability. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1404417