noun
Legal term referring to the quality of being blameworthy or responsible for a wrongful act. Used in criminal law contexts.
刑事責任を問うには、行為の有責性が認められなければならない。
To hold someone criminally liable, the culpability of the act must be established.
Compound of 有 (yū, 'possess') + 責 (seki, 'responsibility') + 性 (sei, '-ness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern legal contexts.