imposition of liability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimpositionandliability
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imposition
noun
uk/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone expects another person to do something that they do not want to do or that is ...
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liability
noun
uk/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that someone is legally responsible ...
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(Definition ofimpositionandliabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theimpositionofliabilityis not a fine or a sanction.
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They make a particular sort of practical inference, culminating in theimpositionofliabilityupon a defendant.
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Theimpositionofliabilityis the culmination of a form of practice structured by this doctrine.
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The inferential connection between (a) the facts that lead to theimpositionofliabilityand (b) its imposition is opaque.
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That the defendant wrongfully injured the plaintiff is the ground of a practical inference culminating in theimpositionofliability.
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Theimpositionofliabilityis a recognition of that duty.
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The concepts and principles of tort law mediate the inference from these findings to the impositionofliability, and they do so through a variety of steps.
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Such animpositionofliabilitycan be effective only if there is a legal requirement for organisers to insure themselves against liability.
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The argument here is that those categories are so far removed from the democratic process that theimpositionofliabilityto pay the personal community charge would be inappropriate.
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The test for legal causation asks whether the causal connection between the breach and the loss is sufficiently close to justify theimpositionofliability.
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