Category

Public liability

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legal liability

legal obligation for any damage, enforceable by either civil law or criminal law

strict liability

responsibility for consequences from activity despite absence of fault or criminal intent

civil liability

articles related to civil liability in general (encompassing generally both contractual and extracontractual liability)

joint liability

vicarious liability

extended liability to parties that controlled violators

limited liability

business structure where shareholders cannot owe more than their stake in a venture

The allelengyon () was a tax established in 1002 by the Byzantine Emperor Basil II, requiring the wealthiest landowners to pay the tax debts owed by their poorer neighbours. It relied on a concept long extant in Hellenistic and Byzantine law, but was abolished by Romanos III Argyros in 1028.

corporate liability

strict liability in criminal law

liability for certain crimes even without criminal intent