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LIABLE definition: 1. having (legal) responsibility for something or someone: 2. very likely to do something: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : obligated according to law or equity (see equity sense 3) : responsible. Both owners are liable for the debts incurred by the business. b. : subject to appropriation or attachment. All his property is liable to pay his debts. 2. a. : being in a position to incur used with to. liable to a fine. b.
Liable definition: legally responsible. See examples of LIABLE used in a sentence.
Definition of liable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having ( legal) responsibility for something or someone: The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school. If we lose the case we may be liable for(= have to pay) the costs of the whole trial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Duty, obligation and responsibility. accountable to someone. accountably. answer for something.
When liable means "likely," it's with "to": "If you build your house on that cliff, it's liable to fall into the river," or "That part of town is liable to mudslides." Don't confuse liable with libel, which is a legal term for slander, or saying something false and damaging about someone.
1. legally obliged or responsible; answerable. 2. susceptible or exposed; subject. 3. probable, likely, or capable. it's liable to happen soon. USAGE The use of liable to to mean likely to was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable. Collins English Dictionary.
adj. 1. Legally obligated or responsible: liable to pay for damages; liable for negligence. See Synonyms at responsible. 2. Subject to undergoing or suffering something, especially something unpleasant. Used with to: We did not use glass containers because they are liable to breakage. 3. Likely.
susceptible or exposed; subject. probable, likely, or capable: it's liable to happen soon. Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps via Anglo-French, from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligāre. USAGE. The use of liable to to mean likely to was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable.
Liable Definition. līə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Legally bound or obligated, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; responsible. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Likely or prone to have, suffer from, etc.; exposed to or subject to.
