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On hook
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | responsible for having done |
| Synonyms: | answerable, charged with, culpable, liable, obligated, obliged, on the hook |
| Notes: | to be accountable is to be liable to being called to account or answerable; liable means legally obligated or responsible; and responsible is liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust |
| Antonyms: | blameless, innocent, irresponsible, unaccountable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
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