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Liable

/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

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

📖 Definitions of "Liable"

adjective

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
Subject; susceptible.
"A man liable to heart disease."
3
Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
4
(as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
"Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk."

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