liable

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become | remain

make sb, render sb

His careless comments at work made him liable for a formal complaint.

find sb, hold sb

The court held the company liable for environmental damage caused by the factory.

ADV

strictly | fully | potentially | personally

jointly, severally

The two companies are jointly liable for the environmental damage caused by their factory.

vicariously

The restaurant owner was vicariously liable for the rude behavior of her staff members.

criminally, financially, legally

PREP

for

The restaurant owner is liable for any injuries that occur on the premises.

Definitions

adj

1

Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family. The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience

2

Subject; susceptible; prone.

This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.

A man liable to heart disease.

3

Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.

4

Likely.

Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

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Example Bank

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01

The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

Wiktionary

02

He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortun

Wiktionary

03

We are liable for the damage.

Tatoeba · #23178

04

We are liable to err.

Tatoeba · #28800

05

In a similar situation, the company was held liable.

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06

The man is liable to the death penalty.

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