English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈlaɪəbl̩/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪəbəl|-aɪəbəl
Adjective
liable
#Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, 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; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident.
Translations
trans-top|responsible
French: responsable
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Portuguese: t|pt|responsável
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trans-top|exposed to a certain contingency
Portuguese: t|pt|passÃvel
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Dutch: aansprakelijk
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