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liable (adjective), more liable, most liable
1. A reference to being legally obligated or responsible: Mr. Smith was liable for paying taxes on the income he received from his investment.
2. Related to being at risk of or subject to experiencing or suffering something unpleasant: Because of his family's health history, Brian is liable of having dementia when he is old.
3. Descriptive of being used as an unfavorable outcome: In such weather, transportation is liable to be delayed.
4. Etymology: "bound or obliged by law", from Anglo-French liable, from Old French lier, "to bind"; from Latin ligare, "to bind, to tie".
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