liable
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From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”)
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liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)
- Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
- Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, 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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- German: verantwortlich
