meaning of liable

1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
2.
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.
3.
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to ">forget"


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