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liable<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n adj<\/em>.\u00a0(15c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Responsible or answerable in law; legally obligated.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> (Of a person) subject to or likely to incur<\/strong> (a fine, penalty, etc.).\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>aka<\/span> legally liable<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault<\/a> or natural tendency.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem.\u00a0<\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Having legal responsibility; responsible; accountable; answerable; obligated; USAGE: \u201cThe law holds people liable for breach of contract<\/a>.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Likely to; subject to; susceptible to.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>USAGE: \u201cThe hurricane is liable to\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>hit at any moment.<\/strong><\/span>”\u00a0 <\/span>Note that \u201cliable\u201c is not \u201clibel.<\/strong>\u201d [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n

[2<\/b><\/span><\/strong>]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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