# Accountability

> The ability to attribute every consequential action to the actor responsible for it.

Record: `lex:accountability`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-accountability

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Auditability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/auditability.md)
