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Liable

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveBound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
"The surety is liable for the debt of his principal."
2.AdjectiveSubject; susceptible; prone.
"This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.; A man liable to heart disease."
3.AdjectiveExposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
"Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat."
4.AdjectiveLikely.
"Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk."
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