From Longman Business Dictionary
limited liabilityˌlimited liaˈbility [uncountableU]LAWFINANCE when the owners of a limited liability company are only responsible for their company’s debts up to a certain amount if it goes out of business, and do not have to sell their personal assets to repay these debtsWhen he founded the company, he chose limited liability status because of the personal protection it gave him.
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