to+be+liable+to

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• liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… …   Law dictionary

• liable — li‧a‧ble [ˈlaɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] LAW 1. legally responsible for paying something: liable for • The troubled company will be liable for about $52 million in back taxes and penalties. 2. likely to be legally punished or forced to… …   Financial and business terms

• Liable — Li a*ble (l[imac] [.a]*b l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. [1913 Webster] 2. Exposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• liable — 1 amenable, answerable, *responsible, accountable Analogous words: obliged, constrained, compelled (see FORCE vb): bound, tied (see TIE vb) Contrasted words: exempt, immune (see corresponding nouns at EXEMPTION): *free, independent 2 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• liable to — likely to experience (something undesirable): → liable liable to subject by law to. → liable …   English new terms dictionary

• liable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) responsible by law; legally answerable. 2) (liable to) subject by law to. 3) (liable to do) likely to do. 4) (liable to) likely to experience (something undesirable). ORIGIN perhaps from French li …   English terms dictionary

• liable — [lī′ə bəl; ] often, esp. for 3 [, lī′bəl] adj. [prob. via Anglo Fr < OFr lier, to bind < L ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE) + ABLE] 1. legally bound or obligated, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; responsible 2 …   English World dictionary

• liable to do something — phrase likely to do something bad or unpleasant The handle is liable to break. Thesaurus: possible and able to be donesynonym Main entry: liable …   Useful english dictionary

• liable to something — phrase likely to suffer from something unpleasant Many parts of the country are liable to flooding. Thesaurus: in a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: liable …   Useful english dictionary

• liable to be completed — index determinable (liable to be terminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• liable to be discontinued — index determinable (liable to be terminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary