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duty; responsibility; obligation

NounSino-Korean: 責任

  1. 1

    duty; responsibility; obligation

    A task or duty that one is responsible for.

    Korean definition: 맡은 일이나 의무.

    • Freedom comes with responsibility.

    • Parents have a responsibility to raise their children.

  2. 2

    responsibility

    An obligation or burden that one has from the result of something, or the disadvantage that follows such a result.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일의 결과에 대해서 가지는 의무나 부담. 또는 그 결과에 따른 불이익.

    • Mr. Kim had to take responsibility for the fire and pay a large fine.

    • President Park evaded responsibility for the company's bankruptcy and fled abroad.

  3. 3

    responsibility

    An act of giving a legal disadvantage or restriction to the person who broke a law.

    Korean definition: 법을 어긴 사람에게 법적 불이익을 주거나 제한을 두는 일.

    • When a doctor treats a patient wrongly, he bears legal responsibility.

    • When a driver causes an accident while drunk, he is legally responsible.