hold ( someone ) responsible: to blameIf the plan fails I will hold you responsible. —often forHe holds me responsible for the project's failureMerriam - Webster Dictionaryhold someone responsible/accountable/liable
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to believe that someone is responsible for something
Macmillan Dictionary
hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable ( for something )
to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens
If anything happens to her, I’ll hold you personally responsible.
He may have had a terrible childhood, but he should still be held accountable for his own actions.
Examples
• Then he told Hepzibah he'd hold her responsible!
• She would have been held personally responsible and would almost certainly have fallen from office.
• He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.
• The jury that held Simpson liable consisted of six men and six women, ranging in age from mid - 20s to mid - 70s.
• You can not learn team performance without being part of a team that holds itself mutually accountable for achieving specific performance goals.
• I hold the police responsible for my son's death Voice over Police denied any knowledge of who was on the bike.
• In the past, juries have usually sided with the industry, holding smokers liable for the damage they inflict on themselves.
• Please, however, do not think that I hold you responsible, in any way, for my own uncertainty
Longman Dictionary
