answerable

adjective

/ˈɑːn.sər.ə.bl̩/

/ˈæn.sɚ-/

Definition

be answerable for sth › to be responsible for something that happens: Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes.Guilty be answerable to sb › If you are answerable to someone, you have to explain your actions to them because they have the main control and responsibility: Any European central bank should be directly answerable to the European Parliament.Duty, obligation and responsibility

(Definition of answerable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)