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Definition of: responsible
(ri·spon′sə·bəl) adjective
1. Answerable legally or morally for the discharge of a duty, trust, or debt.
2. Having capacity to perceive the distinctions of right and wrong; having ethical discrimination.
3. Able to meet legitimate claims; having sufficient property or means for the payment of debts.
4. Involving accountability or obligation.
5. Denoting the status of a cabinet or ministry with respect to the legislative body to which it is answerable. [<obs. F responsible <L responsus, pp. of respondere. See RESPOND.]
—re·spon′si·bly adverb
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