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limited liability

noun
  1. a liability restricted by law or contract, as the liability of owners of shares in a corporation or limited company, or that of a special partner.
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Origin of limited liability

First recorded in 1850–55
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  • We've no limited-liability company act to fear, no treasury investigations.

    A Lost Cause

    Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for limited liability

limited liability

noun
  1. British liability restricted to the unpaid portion (if any) of the par value of the shares of a limited company. It is a feature of share ownership
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limited liability in Culture

limited liability

A fundamental feature of corporations, whereby investors are liable only up to the amount of their investment.

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Note

This principle is important for failing corporations because it holds that only the assets of the corporation, not the personal assets of its owners, can be liquidated (see liquidation) to cover the corporation's debts.
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