Definition of liable Liable

/lajˈʌbʌl/ - [layubul] - li•a•ble

We found 12 definitions of liable from 6 different sources.

What does liable mean?

Adjective liable, liabler, liablest
liable - held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
		responsible being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"
liable - (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"
		nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant
liable - subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges"
liable - at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"
		apt
		likely within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"

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liable (Adjective)
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
liable (Adjective)
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
liable (Adjective)
Likely.

liable (v. t.)
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
liable (v. t.)
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident.

liable
lī′a-bl, adj. able to be bound or obliged: responsible: tending to: subject: (Shak.) exposed: suitable.—ns. Liabil′ity, state of being liable: that for which one is liable, an obligation, debt, &c.; Lī′ableness, state of being liable.—Employers' Liability Act, an enactment (1880) making employers answerable to their servants for the negligence of those to whom they have delegated their authority; Limited liability, a principle of modern statute law which attempts to limit the responsibilities of shareholders in a partnership, joint-stock company, &c., by the extent of their personal interest therein. [Fr. lier—L. ligāre, to bind.]

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