Onus
Onus noun - Responsibility for wrongdoing or failure.
Usage example: he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members
Rap
Rap noun - Responsibility for wrongdoing or failure.
Usage example: would sooner take the rap for the missing money than tell on his friend
Mutual synonyms
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