responsibility
noun
the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
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But the future pope, it is now clear, was also part of a culture of nonresponsibility, denial, legalistic foot-dragging and outright obstruction.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2010