"Blame" means an "assignment of responsibility for a fault or a wrong or an error".
–If, as Mr. Giuliani suggests, the mayor is "in charge" of the "command system" of New York City, then does he bear the burden of responsibility for any faults in that system's response to 9/11?
"I think people are generally willing to accept others if they take responsibility for their faults," Ms. Rohr said.
I like the way Judaism flags up a day to take stock of our actions, moral or otherwise, admitting responsibility for our faults and failings and promising to be better people.
This bold deflection of blame further highlights the corporation's refusal to take responsibility for potential faults in its technology and raises questions about the dangers of prematurely rolling out self-driving vehicles.
His ability to take responsibility for his faults, to grow and change was a laudatory quality that enabled him to become a great leader who was deeply admired.
That being said, here's a simple way to tell: if you accept responsibility for your own faults and resolve to improve yourself, it's probably not you.
Basic ideas have changed little, other than the fact that some modern statutes have imposed responsibility without fault and that corporations can now be held responsible for the acts of their management.
Take responsibility for what was your fault and state that you will be willing to accept punishment for that alone.
"Instead of those at fault taking responsibility for their actions, a co-ordinated campaign began to shift the blame and look for scapegoats," he said.
Until the Millennium controversy erupted, he had given mapping the Hollywood fault a low priority because he thought the city was taking responsibility for preventing construction atop the Hollywood fault.
