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Adjective(1) at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant,subject to legal action,(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with,held legally responsible,answerable,responsible,open,likely(2) at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant(3) subject to legal action(4) (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with(5) held legally responsible(6) answerable(7) responsible(8) open(9) likely

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(1) The employers were not vicariously liable for his negligence.(2) The trial judge held the defendants liable for failing to close down that part of the factory.(3) This area is now open ground liable to be overtaken by weeds and wattles.(4) With respect to the windows, the doctor conceded that the plaintiffs were not holding the defendant company liable for the design of the windows.(5) As a general principle, people are not legally liable for failing to act, so that a distinction should be drawn between causing death and failing to keep the patient alive.(6) A lower court held the defendants liable for damages.(7) Basic cable service is liable to cost hundreds of dollars per year.(8) The owner was held vicariously liable for the negligence of the driver.(9) Neither you nor any other person is liable for the payments on the cards.(10) The general rule in tort is that an employer is not liable for the acts of an independent contractor.(11) In tort, one is not liable for every injury caused by one's negligence.(12) A court could find him liable for the very acts involved in the criminal charges.(13) Both defendants are joint and severally liable for the plaintiff's loss.(14) Where the plaintiff could reasonably avoid losses, the defendant is not liable for those losses.(15) If an infringement occurs, everyone in the chain of sale is separately and jointly liable .(16) If the covenant has the meaning suggested by the lessees, the lessors are liable for breach of the implied covenant.
Related Words
(1) liable to
(2) liable for
(3) be liable
(4) jointly liable
(5) be liable for
(6) liable to duty
(7) be liable to
(8) liable to tax
Synonyms
Adjective
1. responsible
2. likely
3. exposed to
4. apt
5. nonresistant


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

...so that I'm fully indemnified
and no longer liable.

...so that I'm fully indemnified and no longer LIABLE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 18


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