liable

  • 71liable — adj 1. exposed, open, subject; susceptible, vulnerable, pregnable, obnoxious, assailable, in danger. 2. likely, probable; apt, prone, tending, disposed, predisposed, inclined, incident to. 3. responsible, chargeable, answerable, accountable,… …

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  • 72liable — li·a·ble …

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  • 73liable — /ˈlaɪəbəl / (say luyuhbuhl) adjective 1. subject, exposed, or open to something possible or likely, especially something undesirable. 2. under legal obligation; responsible or answerable. {late Middle English, from French lier bind (from Latin… …

  • 74liable — Under liability or legal responsibility. See liability …

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  • 75liable — libel …

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  • 76legally liable — Liable under law as interpreted by courts. Beck v. Kansas City Public Service Co., Mo. App., 48 S.W.2d 213, 215. Liability imposed by law or liability which law fixes by contract. Home Ins. Co. of New York v. Moore & Rawls, 151 Miss. 189, 117 So …

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  • 77legally liable — Liable under law as interpreted by courts. Beck v. Kansas City Public Service Co., Mo. App., 48 S.W.2d 213, 215. Liability imposed by law or liability which law fixes by contract. Home Ins. Co. of New York v. Moore & Rawls, 151 Miss. 189, 117 So …

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  • 78apt, liable, likely — Distinctions in the meanings of these words have broken down somewhat, but careful speakers continue to observe them. Apt suggests fitness or tendency: Jake is apt in physics. Liable implies exposure to something unwanted, disadvantageous, or… …

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  • 79personally liable — Shareholders in a limited Company are only liable to third parties to the limit of their shareholding. Other participants e.g. directors would not normally have any personal liability except with respect to creditors where there has been wrongful …

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  • 80vicariously liable — An employer is vicariously liable for negligent acts or omissions by his employee in the course of employment whether or not such act or omission was specifically authorised by the employer. To avoid liability, an employer must demonstrate either …

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