non liability

li·a·bil·i·ty

[lahy-uh-bil-i-tee]
noun, plural li·a·bil·i·ties.
1.
liabilities.
a.
moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations ( opposed to assets ).
b.
Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
2.
something disadvantageous: His lack of education is his biggest liability.
3.
Also, li·a·ble·ness. the state or quality of being liable: liability to disease.

Origin:
1785–95; li(able) + -ability

non·li·a·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·li·a·bil·i·ties.
pre·li·a·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·li·a·bil·i·ties.
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liability (ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the state of being liable
2.  a financial obligation
3.  a hindrance or disadvantage
4.  likelihood or probability

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Non liability is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

liability
c.1800, a term in law; "condition of being legally liable;" from liable. General sense is from 1809; meaning "thing for which one is liable" is first attested 1842. Related: Liabilities.
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liability definition


An obligation or debt.

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