adjective [notbeforenoun]
1 ~ (for sth) legally responsible for paying the cost of sth:
You will be liable for any damage caused. * The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts.
2 ~ to do sth likely to do sth:
We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired. * The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.
3 ~ to sth likely to be affected by sth
SYNPRONE:
You are more liable to injury if you exercise infrequently.
4 ~ to sth likely to be punished by law for sth:
Offenders are liable to fines of up to ｣500. * Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
5 ~ for / to sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for liable is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does liable appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — liable appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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