noun (n)

• the state of being legally obliged and responsible(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• an obligation to pay money to another party(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  financial obligation, indebtedness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quality of being something that holds you back(noun.attribute)

  Antonym:
  asset, plus
  

  source: wordnet30
• The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.(noun)

  source: webster1913