Liable

adjective

/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

Word Frequency: 8.2

Definitions

1.adjectiveBound 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.adjectiveSubject; susceptible.

"A man liable to heart disease."

3.adjectiveExposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

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

"Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk."

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