absolute liability

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandliability

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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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 ofabsoluteandliabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There appears to be no case for singling out the gas industry forabsoluteliability.
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A school of thought among lawyers and certainly among claimants favours the concept ofabsoluteliability.
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Clause 3, therefore, imposesabsoluteliabilityin these cases.
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We cannot admitabsoluteliabilityin every case.
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Even after the order to discontinue had been made, there would remain upon the gas authorityabsoluteliability, it may be for some years.
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They form anabsoluteliabilityupon the landlord to pay compensation.
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He has noabsoluteliabilityexcept in very exceptional cases.
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The judges themselves have on occasion imposed what is virtually anabsoluteliability.
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There may be anabsoluteliabilityimposed upon him.
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This is a question ofabsoluteliabilityand, for this reason, the question of negligence does not arise.
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Anabsoluteliabilityis placed on nuclear energy installations.
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Our law in fact started with a principle ofabsoluteliability.
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Clause 1 creates a criminal offence ofabsoluteliability, sometimes called strict liability.
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Here we are dealing with anabsoluteliabilityor a strict offence.
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I find it objectionable that this concept ofabsoluteliabilityshould be imported into this rather esoteric area of company law.
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He is putting anabsoluteliabilityon the landowner to pay for anything, no matter whether there is a storm, a hurricane or what happens.
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Secondly, there should beabsoluteliabilityon the part of shipowners for discharge, whether on the high seas or in territorial waters, including consequential damage.
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It has been proposed that pipeline owners should be obliged to acceptabsoluteliabilityfor any damage which may be occasioned by their pipelines.
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So, try as one might, unless one is dealing with offences ofabsoluteliability, there will be variations.
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