accountable accountable /əˈkaʊntəbəl/

adjective

1. Liable to account for one's actions  ( accountable )
   liable to account for one's actions
    Governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves
   governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves
    Fully accountable for what they did
   fully accountable for what they did
    The court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism
   the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism
    He was answerable to no one
   he was answerable to no one