liable

adjective

1. 1

   Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

   “1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.”

2. 2

   Subject; susceptible.

   “A man liable to heart disease.”

3. 3

   Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

4. 4

   (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.

   “Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.”