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Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

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  1. a. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
  2. a. Capable of being accounted for; explicable.
  3. adj. liable to account for one's actions
  4. 1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. 2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote. Syn. -- Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
  5. j:100 s. liable to account for one's actions