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51liable — [15] Today’s main meaning of liable, ‘likely to’, is a comparatively recent development. Its primary sense is ‘legally bound or obliged’ (as in ‘liable for someone else’s debts’), which goes right back to the word’s ultimate source, Latin ligāre… …
52liable — adjective /ˈlaɪəbl̩/ a) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. The surety is liable for the debt of his principal. b) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty …
53liable — , likely, apt, prone. All four indicate probability, but they carry distinctions worth noting. Apt is better reserved for general probabilities ( It is apt to snow in January ) and likely for specific ones ( It is likely to snow today ). Liable …
54liable, likely, apt, prone — All four indicate probability, but they carry distinctions worth noting. Apt is better reserved for general probabilities ( It is apt to snow in January ) and likely for specific ones ( It is likely to snow today ). Liable and prone are better …
55liable, likely, apt, prone — All four indicate probability, but they carry distinctions worth noting. Apt is better reserved for general probabilities ( It is apt to snow in January ) and likely for specific ones ( It is likely to snow today ). Liable and prone are better …
56liable, likely, apt, prone — All four indicate probability, but they carry distinctions worth noting. Apt is better reserved for general probabilities ( It is apt to snow in January ) and likely for specific ones ( It is likely to snow today ). Liable and prone are better …
57liable topredicate — nonexempt onexempt adj. 1. Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of {exempt}. [Narrower terms: {liable to(predicate)}; {subject, subject to(predicate)}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Specifically: (U. S. Labor Law) Not exempt from the… …
58liable — See apt, liable, likely …
59liable to do something — likely to do something. → liable …
60liable to do something — likely to do something bad or unpleasant The handle is liable to break …
