liable
IPA: ɫˈaɪʌbʌɫ
adjective
- bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- subject; susceptible.
- exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
- (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
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Examples of "liable" in Sentences
- Instead, the ferryman was liable for trespass.
- The company was found liable in contract and tort.
- In the meantime, the image is liable to be deleted.
- They then will not be liable for any pecuniary dues.
- The man is not liable under the same law used to sue the church.
- A portion of the shell is as liable to come with the dirt as not.
- Coleman will be liable to reimburse the council for the legal bill.
- The importer shall be as liable for the injury as the manufacturer.
- In that situation, the members or shareholders are liable for the shortfall.
- The legally liable cause is the one closest to or most proximate to the injury.
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