Dictionary / Vocabulary / 責めを負う
せめをおう
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
Also written 責を負う
言うまでもなく君が責めを負うべきだ。
It is needless to say that you are to blame.
それは私が責めを負うべきだ。
I am to blame for it.
責めを負うべきは、あなたではなく、私です。
It is not you but I that am to blame.