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Definitions for Liable

[1] legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.
[2] subject or susceptible: to be liable to heart disease.
[3] likely or apt: He's liable to get angry.
[4] legally obliged or responsible; answerable
[5] susceptible or exposed; subject
[6] probable, likely, or capable it's liable to happen soon

Words related to Liable

accountable, amenable, susceptible, inclined, apt, sensitive, vulnerable, prone, bound, chargeable, obligated, subject, tied, assailable, disposed, exposed, given, penetrable, tending, vincible

Words nearby Liable

liabilities, liability, liability engineering, liability insurance, liability limit, liable, liaise, liaison, liaison officer, liakoura, liana

Origin of Liable

1535–45; < Anglo-French li(er ) to bind (< Latin ligāre ) + -able

Words that may be confused with Liable

defamation, liable, libel, slander, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry), liable, libel

Other words from Liable

non·li·a·ble , adjective
pre·li·a·ble , adjective
un·li·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Liable

C15: perhaps via Anglo-French, from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligāre

Synonyms for Liable

accountable, amenable, bound, chargeable, obligated, subject, tied