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unlimited liability

 
 
noun [U] LAW, FINANCE

Definition

a situation in which the shareholders of a company are responsible for all of its debts if the company fails financially: unlimited liability for sth Partners have unlimited liability for the firm's debts. → Compare limited liability
(Definition of unlimited liability noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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