責

no-fault liability

disclaimer; exemption clause; waiver clause

diplomatic immunity

responsibility-taking system; taking responsibility

to press (someone to do something)

to make confess

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

liability insurance

principal investigator; PI

warranty against defects

president and chief executive officer; president and CEO

unlimited liability

Law

Product Liability Act

Business; Law

limited liability

mandatory vehicle liability insurance

corresponding author

to shirk a responsibility

warranty

limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC

corporate responsibility

Law

burden of proof

Colloquial

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

strappado

product liability

responsibly; properly; correctly