Definition of liable

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Liable (v. t.) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident..

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Reim :: Reim (n.) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc..
Modifiable :: Modifiable (a.) Capable of being modified; liable to modification.
Finable :: Finable (a.) Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense..
Incident :: Incident (a.) Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining..
Associable :: Associable (a.) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; -- said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc..
Variable :: Variable (a.) Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable..
Precarious :: Precarious (a.) Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges..
Hypothecation :: Hypothecation (n.) A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable for its repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety. It is usually effected by a bottomry bond. See Bottomry..
Deniable :: Deniable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, denied..
Wadding :: Wadding (n.) A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made..
Unreliable :: Unreliable (a.) Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.
Illusionable :: Illusionable (a.) Liable to illusion.
Distinct :: Distinct (a.) So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect..
Surety :: Surety (n.) One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail..
Flexile :: Flexile (a.) Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.
Impliable :: Impliable (a.) Not pliable; inflexible; inyielding.
Insecurity :: Insecurity (n.) The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt..
Contingent :: Contingent (a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual..
Crank :: Crank (n.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail..
Attachable :: Attachable (a.) Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept..
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