Perhaps my master might refine a little in these speculations, which he had drawn from what he observed himself, or had been told him by others; however, I could not reflect without some amazement, and much sorrow, that the rudiments of lewdness, coquetry, censure, and scandal, should have place by instinct in womankind.
Financial Liability. Definition: Under international financial reporting standards, a financial liability can be either of these two items: 1  A contractual obligation to deliver cash or similar to another entity or a potentially unfavorable exchange of financial assets or liabilities with another entity.efinition: Under international financial reporting standards, a financial liability can be either of these two items: 1  A contractual obligation to deliver cash or similar to another entity or a potentially unfavorable exchange of financial assets or liabilities with another entity.
Long-term liabilities are liabilities with a future benefit over one year, such as notes payable that mature longer than one year. In accounting, the long-term liabilities are shown on the right wing of the balance-sheet representing the sources of funds, which are generally bounded in form of capital assets. Examples of long-term liabilities are debentures, mortgage loans and other bank loans.