liable for

基本解释

If you take part in a partnership you are individually liable for the debts of the corporation.
如果你加入了合伙制企业,个人需要为企业的债务承担责任
Further, the so-called no-bailout clause specified that member states should not be liable for, nor assume, the commitments or debts of any other.
所谓的“不救援”条款进一步规定成员各国不必承担也没有义务为其他任何一个成员国的义务或债务负责。

that I can invest in a corporation without becoming liable for all its debts.
If you take part in a partnership you are individually liable for the debts of the corporation.
如果你加入了合伙制企业,个人需要为企业的债务承担责任
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A corporation is an entity that could be sued or could lose more money than it's worth, but the value of a corporation can never fall below zero to the investors because the investors are not liable for the mistakes of the corporation.
公司是一个实体,它可能被起诉,或者亏损额超过了自身的价值,但是对于投资者而言,公司的价值永远不会小于零,因为投资者对公司的过失,不负有责任
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