limited liability

noun

: liability (as of a stockholder or shipowner) limited by statute or treaty

Examples of limited liability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Property owners have been eager to cooperate, helping the authorities to identify the owners of the shops, who often hide behind layers of limited liability companies, the sheriff said. Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024 Sinclair Broadcasting Group and the limited liability company Smith’s associated with, Election Law Integrity, were named as interested parties in the case after plaintiff Jovani Patterson revealed that the entity was paying his legal bills. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024 Tightening regulations on limited liability corporations, strengthening the Foreign Agents Registration Act, preventing the abuse of libel lawsuits, and stepping up counterintelligence efforts are all good ideas. Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020 But according to Moss, of the sheriff’s major narcotics unit, webs of limited liability companies and fictitious names can render many such efforts futile. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for limited liability 

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Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of limited liability was in 1848

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“Limited liability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20liability. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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