assume liability for (something)
assume liability for (something)
To take responsibility for something, typically a cost or expense. When you signed the contract, you assumed liability for fees like this. Somehow, that slippery little weasel has managed to avoid assuming liability for the complete financial disaster she left behind at the company. Are those morons in the front office going to assume liability for destroying the team?
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assume liability for something
to accept the responsibility for paying a cost. Mr. Smith assumed liability for his son's student loans. The store assumed liability for the injured customer's hospital bills.
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