言げん責せき

noun

responsibility for one's words

Used in formal or serious contexts to refer to accountability for what one says, such as in journalism, politics, or public statements.

• 政せい治じ家かには言げん責せきが伴ともなう。

  Politicians bear responsibility for their words.

• 言げん責せきを果はたすために、彼かれは公おおやけの場ばで説せつ明めいした。

  To fulfill his responsibility for his words, he explained in public.