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command responsibility

command responsibility noun: the principle by which someone can be legally culpable for crimes committed by those under their control.

Noun

command responsibility (uncountable)

  1. The principle by which someone can be legally culpable for crimes committed by those under their control.
    • The suit does not accuse Mrs. Arroyo of personally ordering the abuses, but contends that she had “command responsibility,” Bishop Marigza said.2011 June 16, Associated Press
    • The judges based their decision on the concept of “command responsibility”, in which both civilian and military superiors can be held criminally responsible for crimes committed by troops under their control.2016 June 22, The Guardian

Questions about command responsibility

What does command responsibility mean?
Command responsibility means the principle by which someone can be legally culpable for crimes committed by those under their control.
What part of speech is command responsibility?
Command responsibility is a noun.

Words near command responsibility in the dictionary

  1. command performances
  2. command post
  3. command posts
  4. command processing overhead time
  5. command processing overhead times
  6. command responsibility
  7. command-in-chief
  8. command-line
  9. command-line interface
  10. command-line interfaces
  11. command-line interpreter

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