Accountability Law and Legal Definition
Accountability is generally the state of being liable, answerable, or accountable. When applied to a legal context, accountability means that some legal rule(s) exists under which a theory or claim can be made to find one liable in a civil law suit or culpable in a criminal matter. Under state laws, a person must reach a certain age before they can be held accountable in both civil and criminal matters. That minimum age is known as the age of majority.
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- Accountability (Military)
- Agency Records [Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board]
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-HIPAA
- Landlord Accountability Act
- Legal Accountability
- Police Accountability
- Political Accountability
- Position Accountability
- U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007
