Liable
/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
"The surety is liable for the debt of his principal."
- 2 Subject; susceptible; prone.
"This crime is liable to imprisonment for life."
- 3 Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
"Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat."
- 4 Likely. predicative
"Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk."
Adjective
- 1 at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant wordnet
- 2 held legally responsible wordnet
- 3 (often followed by ‘to’) likely to be affected with wordnet
- 4 subject to legal action wordnet
Example
More examples"In a similar situation, the company was held liable."
Etymology
From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”).