Liable

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  • adjective. Legally obligated or responsible: synonym: responsible.
  • adjective. Subject to undergoing or suffering something, especially something unpleasant. Used with to.
  • adjective. Likely. Often used with reference to an unfavorable outcome.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Bound in law or equity; responsible; answerable: as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
  • Having an aptitude or tendency; subject; exposed, as to the doing or occurring of something evil, injurious, or erroneous: as, we are constantly liable to accidents; your plans are liable to defeat.
  • Subordinate; subject.
  • Fit; suitable.
  • Synonyms Incident, Subject, Likely, etc. (see incident); Apt, likely, etc. (see apt).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
  • adjective. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
  • adjective. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
  • adjective. Likely.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. held legally responsible
  • adjective. subject to legal action
  • adjective. (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
  • adjective. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
  • Word Usage
    "\ "Arianna argued that although Beck may not be legally liable, he is \" morally liable\ "for the violence and anger his show may provoke."
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