noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fault; responsibility; culpability
Legal and formal term for being at fault or bearing responsibility. Often used in phrases like 有責性 (culpability) or 有責配偶者 (guilty spouse in divorce).
事故の有責割合は8対2と判断された。
The fault ratio for the accident was determined to be 80 to 20.
有責配偶者からの離婚請求は認められ
A divorce petition from the guilty spouse may not be granted.