(obsolete) One who is answerable or responsible. / (obsolete) A liturgical response. / A proctor for a monastery.

(obsolete) answerable; responsible

One who responds, or gives responses.

plural of responser

A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

(rare) joint responsibility, shared responsibility

(law) The principle by which someone can be legally culpable for crimes committed by those under their control.

(law) A defense by which the defendant argues that, although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable, as their mental functions were impaired.

To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

The age at which a person is deemed fit for criminal liability for their actions.