We evaluate people and groups as responsible or not, depending on how seriously they take their responsibilities. Often we do this informally, via moral judgment..
How can failing to accept personal responsibility result in negative consequences? ... are used to describe those who have not accepted personal responsibility? ....
Moral responsibility can refer to two different but related things. First, a person has 'moral responsibility' for a situation if that person has an ....
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty (r-sp n s-b l-t) n. pl. re·spon·si·bil·i·ties. 1. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible. 2. Something for which one is responsible; a ....