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liable

/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/
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adjective

  • 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."

  • Subject; susceptible.

    "A man liable to heart disease."

  • Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
  • (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.

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

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