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4 this question is liable to dispute
Дипломатический термин: это спорный вопросУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > this question is liable to dispute
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1. a обыкн. predic обязанный, связанный обязательством2. a обыкн. predic ответственный3. a обыкн. predic подлежащий4. a обыкн. predic подверженный, склонный, расположенный5. a обыкн. predic могущий подвергнуться6. a обыкн. predic амер. вероятный, возможныйСинонимический ряд:1. answerable (adj.) accountable; amenable; answerable; bound; culpable; obliged; responsible2. subject (adj.) apt; disposed; exposed; given; in danger; inclined; likely; obnoxious; open; probable; prone; sensitive; subject; susceptible; vulnerableАнтонимический ряд:clear; disinclined; excusable; exempt; freed; immune; irresponsible; protected; secure; unbound -
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[ʹlaıəb(ə)l] a обыкн. predic1. 1) обязанный, связанный обязательством2) ответственныйto be liable for smh.'s debts - нести ответственность, за чьи-л. долги
is a man liable for his wife's debts? - отвечает ли муж за долги жены?
2. 1) подлежащий (чему-л.)2) подверженный, склонный, расположенныйto make oneself liable to smth. - подвергать себя чему-л. (опасности и т. п.)
he is not liable to fear - ≅ он не робкого десятка
3) могущий подвергнуться (чему-л.)to be liable to misconstruction - допускать /давать/ возможность неправильного /превратного/ истолкования (о формулировке, статье и т. п.)
if you drive a car too fast, you make yourself liable to a fine - если вы ведёте машину с превышением скорости, вам грозит штраф
3. амер. вероятный, возможныйdifficulties are liable to occur - вероятно /весьма возможно, что/ возникнут трудности
it's liable to rain today - сегодня, вероятно, пойдёт дождь
watch out or you are liable to fall - осторожнее, а то можете упасть /упадёте/
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aответственный; обязанный; подлежащий; склонный (к чему-л.)- liable financiallyto be liable to a fine of... — подлежать штрафу в...
- liable legally
- liable morally
- liable to a heavy fine
- liable to dispute
- liable to duty
- liable to taxes
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a обыкн. predic.1) обязанный, связанный обязательством; ответственный, несущий ответственность- be liable for smb.'s debts2) подлежащий (чему-л.); подверженный, склонный, расположенный3) могущий подвергнуться чему-л. -
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adj2) що підлягає (чомусь)3) схильний4) що може зазнати (чогось)5) імовірний, можливийdifficulties are liable to occur — цілком можливо, що зустрінуться труднощі
* * *a; predic1) зобов'язаний, зв'язаний зобов'язанням2) який підлягає ( чому-небудь); схильний ( до чого-небудь),3) aмep. імовірний, можливий -
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adj1. відповідальний; зобов'язаний; зв'язаний зобов'язанням2. що підлягає чомусь; схильний- liable to dispute спірний- to be liable to misconstruction допускати/ давати можливість неправильного тлумачення -
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ˈlaɪəbl прил.
1) а) обязанный( to с инф.) ;
liable for military service ≈ военнообязанный б) ответственный( for - за) to be liable for one's children ≈ нести ответственность за своих детей Syn: responsible
2) а) подверженный, склонный;
доступный( чему-л.) ;
уязвимый (для чего-л.) liable to ague-fit ≈ подверженный приступам лихорадки The areas near the river are liable to flooding. ≈ Места около реки часто затапливаются. б) подлежащий( чему-л.) liable to duty в) разг. очень вероятный, очень возможный He is liable to refuse. ≈ Очень возможно, что он откажется. They are liable to sack you if you start complaining about your salary. ≈ Они могут тебя уволить, если ты начнешь выражать недовольство по поводу зарплаты. обязанный, связанный обязательством - * for (military) service военнообязанный ответственный - to be * for smb.'s debts нести ответственность за чьи-л. долги - is a man * for his wife's debts? отвечает ли муж за долги жены? подлежащий (чему-л.) - * to income-tax облагаемый подоходным налогом подверженный, склонный, расположенный - * to catch cold склонный к простуде - * to be seasick подверженный морской болезни - to make oneself * to smth. подвергать себя чему-л. (опасности и т. п.) - all men are * to make mistakes всем людям свойственно ошибаться - he is not * to fear он не робкого десятка могущий подвергнуться( чему-л.) - * to dispute спорный - to be * to misconstruction допускать /давать/ возможность неправильного /превратного/ истолкования (о формулировке, статье и т. п.) - if you drive a car too fast, you make yourself * to a fine если вы ведете машину с превышением скорости, вам грозит штраф (американизм) вероятный, возможный - difficulties are * to occur вероятно /весьма возможно, что/ возникнут трудности - it is * to rain today сегодня, вероятно, пойдет дождь - watch out or you are * to fall осторожнее, а то можете упасть /упадете/ be jointly and severally ~ нести солидарную ответственность be ~ быть обязанным be ~ нести ответственность be ~ for нести ответственность be personally ~ нести персональную ответственность ~ вероятный, возможный;
he is liable to come at any moment он может прийти в любую минуту;
difficulties are liable to occur очень возможно, что встретятся затруднения first party ~ ответственный по векселю в первую очередь ~ вероятный, возможный;
he is liable to come at any moment он может прийти в любую минуту;
difficulties are liable to occur очень возможно, что встретятся затруднения hold ~ юр. обязывать liable вероятный, возможный ~ вероятный, возможный;
he is liable to come at any moment он может прийти в любую минуту;
difficulties are liable to occur очень возможно, что встретятся затруднения ~ несущий ответственность ~ обязанный ~ обязанный (to c inf.) ;
ответственный (for - за) ;
liable for military service военнообязанный ~ ответственный, обязанный ~ ответственный ~ подверженный, подлежащий (чему-либо) ~ подверженный;
доступный;
подлежащий (чему-л.) ;
liable to (catch) cold подверженный простуде ~ подлежащий ~ связанный обязательством ~ for maintenance ответственный за содержание, ответственный за поддержку, ответственный за эксплуатационные расходы, ответственный за ремонт ~ обязанный (to c inf.) ;
ответственный (for - за) ;
liable for military service военнообязанный ~ for military service военнообязанный ~ in damages несущий ответственность за ущерб ~ in damages ответственный за ущерб ~ on bill ответственный по векселю ~ on default by principal debtor ответственный за нарушение обязательства главным должником ~ to being withheld подвергнутый вычету ~ to being withheld подвергнутый удержанию ~ подверженный;
доступный;
подлежащий (чему-л.) ;
liable to (catch) cold подверженный простуде ~ to compensate ответственный за компенсацию ~ to duty подлежащий обложению ~ to duty подлежащий обложению налогом ~ to duty подлежащий обложению пошлиной ~ to gift tax облагаемый налогом на дарение ~ to income tax облагаемый подоходным налогом ~ to keep books обязанный вести бухгалтерский учет ~ to pay подлежащий оплате ~ to pay compensation обязанный выплатить компенсацию ~ to pay damages обязанный возместить ущерб ~ to pay tax on real rate of return облагаемый налогом на реальную норму прибыли ~ to postage облагаемый почтовым сборам ~ to registration подлежащий регистрации ~ to taxation подлежащий налогообложению your article is ~ to misconstruction ваша статья может быть превратно истолкована -
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be a threat to a country's economic independence — становити (собою) загрозу економічній незалежності країни, загрожувати економічній незалежності держави
be a threat to a country's sovereignty — становити (собою) загрозу національному суверенітету, загрожувати національному суверенітету
be abdicant of responsibilities — знімати з себе відповідальність; нехтувати своїми обов'язками
be appointed with the advice and consent — (of Parliament, etc.) призначатися за рекомендацією і згодою ( парламенту тощо)
be arrested while in attendance — бути заарештованим за порушення парламентського імунітету під час присутності ( на засіданні законодавчого органу), підлягати арешту на засіданні законодавчого органу
be brought to punishment for crime — = be brought to punishment for one's crime понести покарання за злочин
be brought to punishment for one's crime — = be brought to punishment for crime
be called as a witness for the defence — = be called as a witness for the defense викликатися в якості свідка захисту
be called as a witness for the defense — = be called as a witness for the defence
be disqualified from membership — ( of parliament) лишитися місця ( у парламенті) (про особу), не мати права бути членом ( парламенту)
be elected on the second ballot — = be elected on the second balloting бути обраним у другому турі виборів
be elected on the second balloting — = be elected on the second ballot
be engaged in activities that may endanger national security — займатися діяльність, що становить небезпеку для національної безпеки
be engaged in criminal activity — = be engaged in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю
be engaged in criminal activities — = be engaged in criminal activity
be exempt from the jurisdiction of the receiving state — не підпадати під юрисдикцію держави-господаря
be involved in criminal activity — = be involved in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю
be involved in criminal activities — = be involved in criminal activity
be of a recommendatory character — = be of a recommendatory nature мати рекомендаційний характер
be put in double jeopardy for the same offence — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)
be put in double jeopardy for the same offense — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offence
be released on an undertaking not to leave — ( a city) звільнятися під підписку про невиїзд ( з міста)
be subject to arbitrary judgement — = be subject to arbitrary judgment піддаватися довільному засудженню
be subject to arbitrary judgment — = be subject to arbitrary judgement
be subject to close control by legislation — = be subject to close control by legislation the courts підлягати суворому контролю з боку законодавчого органу (судів)
be subject to close control by legislation the courts — = be subject to close control by legislation
be subject to mandatory retirement at a fixed age — підлягати обов'язковому виходу у відставку (на пенсію) після досягнення визначеного віку
be subject to the discretion of the court — вирішуватися судом; віддаватися на розсуд суду
be tried twice for the same offence — = be tried twice for the same offence offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)
- be brought before a courtbe tried twice for the same offence offense — = be tried twice for the same offence
- be brought before a magistrate
- be effective as law
- be punished on an indictment
- be shaken on cross-examination
- be a fugitive from justice
- be a judge
- be a lawyer
- be a party to a crime
- be a representative
- be a violation
- be about to commit an offence
- be about to commit an offense
- be above the law
- be absent
- be absent from court
- be absent from duty
- be absent from work
- be accountable
- be accused
- be accused of bribe-taking
- be accused of high treason
- be actionable
- be actionable on proof
- be admitted to bail
- be admitted to citizenship
- be admitted to the bar
- be affixed
- be allowed as evidence
- be allowed in evidence
- be ambushed
- be answerable
- be appointed by the president
- be appointed a judge
- be approved by the legislature
- be armed
- be arrested en masse
- be at fault
- be at law
- be at quarrel
- be at the Bar
- be at the crime scene
- be at war
- be authorized by the situation
- be aware
- be aware of a risk
- be aware of one's rights
- be aware of the crime
- be based
- be behind bars
- be beneath one's dignity
- be biased
- be booked for speeding
- be born in lawful wedlock
- be brought to court for trial
- be brought up
- be brought up to one's trial
- be called to the Bar
- be called upon to testify
- be cast in lawsuit
- be censored
- be chairman
- be chairwoman
- be charged
- be charged on the article
- be charged with high treason
- be confirmed
- be considered an authority
- be constitutionally based
- be convicted of murder
- be criminally liable
- be debated
- be deemed harmful to health
- be defeated in elections
- be defined by law
- be deprived
- be deprived of legal validity
- be deprived of privileges
- be detained in one's home
- be discussed
- be dislocated
- be dispossessed
- be divorced
- be down for a speech
- be educated
- be educated in law
- be elected
- be elected by direct ballot
- be elected for a second term
- be elected President
- be eligible
- be eligible for an amnesty
- be eligible for consideration
- be engaged
- be engaged in prostitution
- be entangled by intrigue
- be entitled
- be entitled to an attorney
- be entitled to benefit
- be entitled to speak and vote
- be equal before the law
- be equal in rights
- be equally authentic
- be exact in one's payments
- be exempt from control
- be exempted from taxation
- be expert with a revolver
- be fined for speeding
- be found guilty
- be found guilty on all counts
- be found not guilty
- be free from forced marriage
- be given a clearance
- be given security clearance
- be governed
- be guaranteed against loss
- be guided
- be guilty
- be guilty of murder
- be head
- be heard by counsel
- be heard in one's defence
- be heard in one's defense
- be heavily taxed
- be held legally responsible
- be held liable
- be high on drugs
- be hurtful to the health
- be ignorant
- be immune
- be immune from attachment
- be immune from execution
- be immune from jurisdiction
- be immune from prosecution
- be immune from requisition
- be immune from search
- be implicated in a case
- be implicated in a crime
- be in a mora
- be in abeyance
- be in accordance with the law
- be in arrear
- be in arrears
- be in breach
- be in charge
- be in charge of a department
- be in conference
- be in continuous session
- be in control of one's actions
- be in control of the territory
- be in custody
- be in debt
- be in default
- be in dispute
- be in exile
- be in foster care
- be in hiding
- be in hock
- be in jail
- be in jeopardy
- be in office
- be in on a racket
- be in possession
- be in power
- be in prison
- be in protest
- be in session
- be in the chair
- be in the clear
- be in the committee
- be in the dock
- be in the majority
- be in the minority
- be in the possession
- be in trouble
- be in trouble with the law
- be inaugurated as president
- be incited
- be included in a commission
- be included in the amnesty
- be innocent of the crime
- be inspired
- be instigated
- be instructed in law
- be interdicted by law
- be involved
- be implicated in a case
- be implicated in the crime
- be legally entitled
- be legally obligated
- be legally responsible
- be levied with a tax
- be liable
- be liable to smth.
- be liable civilly
- be liable criminally
- be liable for confiscation
- be liable for punishment
- be liable for tax
- be liable to prosecution
- be made known
- be made widely known
- be morally bankrupt
- be number one on the hit list
- be of a recommendatory nature
- be of counsel
- be of full age
- be of legal age
- be of little legal consequence
- be of provocative character
- be on a death row
- be on a tour of inspection
- be on all fours
- be on charge
- be on duty
- be on leave
- be on one's trail
- be on patrol
- be on picket
- be on remand
- be on the downward path
- be on the floor
- be on the force
- be on the run
- be on the staff
- be on the stakeout
- be on the take
- be on the track
- be on the wanted circular
- be on the wanted list
- be operating illegally
- be out of court
- be out of it
- be out of uniform
- be out of work
- be out
- be outlawed
- be outside the reference
- be outvoted
- be persecuted
- be personally liable
- be placed in the dock
- be placed into the dock
- be placed under surveillance
- be popularly elected
- be prejudiced
- be present at the death
- be present at the hearing
- be privately owned
- be privileged from arrest
- be proctorized
- be prohibited by law
- be proscribed by law
- be prosecutable by law
- be prosecuted
- be proxy
- be pulled in for speeding
- be punishable
- be put in the dock
- be put into the dock
- be put on parole
- be put on trial
- be qualified for membership
- be raised to the bench
- be re-elected
- be received in audience
- be regulated
- be rehabilitated
- be released at large
- be released from prison
- be remiss in duties
- be responsible
- be rounded up
- be seised of an issue
- be sent on an embassy
- be sentenced to death
- be sentenced to life
- be served with a summons
- be sought for murder
- be steeped in crime
- be struck off the list
- be struck off the records
- be subject
- be subject to a rule
- be subject to an interception
- be subject to call
- be subject to control
- be subject to law
- be subject to licence
- be subject to license
- be subject to limitations
- be subject to penalty
- be subject to punishment
- be subject to qualifications
- be subject to ratification
- be subject to review
- be subject to sanction
- be subject to the supervision
- be subject to torture
- be subjected to censorship
- be subjected to discrimination
- be subjected to interrogation
- be subjected to penalty
- be subjected to persecution
- be subjected to reprisals
- be subjected to repressions
- be subjected to victimization
- be subordinate only to the law
- be subversive of discipline
- be sued
- be sued civilly
- be suspected
- be taxed
- be tortured to death
- be trained in law
- be trapped
- be treated as a crime
- be tried
- be under cognizance
- be under a ban
- be under a cloud
- be under a suspicion
- be under accusation
- be under age
- be under an accusation
- be under arrest
- be under constant surveillance
- be under debate
- be under discussion
- be under examination
- be under indictment
- be under investigation
- be under legal age
- be under surveillance
- be under suspicion
- be under the control
- be under the effect of alcohol
- be under the jurisdiction
- be unopposed in the election
- be unopposed in the elections
- be valid
- be valid for a certain period
- be vested in the people
- be vicariously liable
- be victimized
- be well versed in law
- be widely defined
- be within cognizance
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adj.Under another's power: P. and V. ὑποχείριος, V. χείριος.Obedient: P. and V. ὑπήκοος.Tributary: P. ὑποτελής.Liable to: see under Liable.——————subs.Theme: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.Subject of investigation: P. σκέμμα, τό.As opposed to predicate: τὸ ὑποκείμενον ( Aristotle).Providing posterity with subjects for song: V. ἀοιδὰς δόντες ὑστέροις βροτῶν (Eur., Tro. 1245, cf. Eur., Supp. 1225).Be a subject of dispute, v.; P. ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι.Nothing to do with the subject: P. οὐδὲν πρὸς λόγον, ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος.Subject to your approval: P. and V. εἰ σοὶ δοκεῖ.Subjects, those governed: P. and V. οἱ ὑπήκοοι, P. οἱ ἀρχόμενοι.Be subjects, v.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι.——————v. trans.Be subjected to malicious accusations: use Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Subject
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особа, індивід, людина; особистість; фізична особа; юридична особаperson about to commit an offence — = person about to commit an offense особа, яка має намір вчинити злочин
person about to commit an offense — = person about to commit an offence
person employed on collective agreement basis — особа, прийнята на роботою за колективною угодою
person having committed an offence — = person having committed an offense особа, яка вчинила злочин
person having committed an offense — = person having committed an offence
person irresponsible for his acts — = person irresponsible for her acts особа, яка не відповідає за свої дії
person irresponsible for her acts — = person irresponsible for his acts
person on conditional discharge — особа, умовно звільнена від кримінальної відповідальності; умовно звільнений (субст.)
person receiving an individual pension — = person receiving an merit pension, person receiving an special pension персональний пенсіонер
person receiving an merit pension — = person receiving an individual pension
person receiving an special pension — = person receiving an individual pension
person responsible for his acts — = person responsible for her acts особа, відповідальна за свої дії
person responsible for her acts — = person responsible for his acts
person seeking the refugee status — особа, яка домагається статусу біженця
person serving a sentence in the form of confinement — = person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment особа, яка відбуває покарання у вигляді позбавлення волі
person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment — = person serving a sentence in the form of confinement
person subject to immigration control — особа, яка підлягає імміграційному контролю
person suffered to be at large on his parole — особа, якій дозволено під чесне слово перебувати на волі ( в порядку умовно-дострокового звільнення)
person susceptible to treatment — особа, яка піддається лікуванню (виправному впливу)
person suspected of criminal activity — особа, яка підозрюється у злочинній діяльності
person who has exhibited her full powers — = person who has exhibited his full powers особа, яка пред'явила свої повноваження
person who has exhibited his full powers — = person who has exhibited her full powers
- person addicted to drugperson with criminal tendencies — особа, схильна до вчинення злочинів
- person addicted to drugs
- person affected
- person aided and abetted
- person already imprisoned
- person assaulted
- person being of high risk
- person engaged in a crime
- person entitled
- person for trial
- person held to labor
- person held to service
- person in authority
- person in custody
- person in dispute
- person in distress
- person in law
- person in possession
- person in power
- person in question
- person liable to actions
- person of defective intellect
- person of foreign birth
- person of foreign descent
- person of incidence
- person of law
- person of no fixed abode
- person of shady reputation
- person of sound mind
- person of unsound mind
- person of weak mind
- person on probation
- person on relief
- person on remand
- person on trial
- person on trial for a crime
- person pending trial
- person presenting a candidate
- person proceeded against
- person representing power
- person set in authority
- person threatened
- person under arrest
- person under investigation
- person under sentence
- person under sentence of death
- person under supervision
- person with a criminal past
- person with a criminal record
- person's dwelling place -
15 recourse
noun1) (resort) Zufluchtnahme, diehave recourse to somebody/something — bei jemandem/zu etwas Zuflucht nehmen
2) (person or thing resorted to) Zuflucht, die* * *re·course[rɪˈkɔ:s, AM -ˈkɔ:rs]to have \recourse to sb sich akk an jdn wenden könnento have \recourse to sth Zuflucht zu etw dat nehmen könnento decide to have \recourse to the courts to obtain money due auf gerichtlichem Wege Forderungen geltend machen▪ without \recourse to sth/sb ohne etw/jdn in Anspruch zu nehmenit is hoped that the dispute will be settled without \recourse to litigation man hofft, dass sich der Streit außergerichtlich beilegen lässt* * *[rɪ'kɔːs]nZuflucht fto have recourse to sb — sich an jdn wenden
without recourse to his books — ohne seine Bücher zu konsultieren
* * *1. Zuflucht f (to zu):have recourse to (seine) Zuflucht nehmen zu;have recourse to foul means zu unredlichen Mitteln greifen;have recourse to a book ein Buch konsultieren, in einem Buch nachsehen2. WIRTSCH, JUR Regress m, Rückgriff m:recourse claim Regressanspruch m;liable to recourse regresspflichtig;right of recourse Rückgriffsrecht n;have recourse against sb gegen jemanden Regress nehmen* * *noun1) (resort) Zufluchtnahme, diehave recourse to somebody/something — bei jemandem/zu etwas Zuflucht nehmen
2) (person or thing resorted to) Zuflucht, die* * *n.Regress -e m.Rückgriff m.
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