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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Discerptibility :: Discerptibility (n.) Capability or liableness to be discerped.
Depredable :: Depredable (a.) Liable to depredation.
Accountable :: Accountable (a.) Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct..
Attachable :: Attachable (a.) Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept..
Incur :: Incur (v. t.) To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc..
Responsible :: Responsible (a.) Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office..
Suspiciency :: Suspicable (v. t.) Liable to suspicion; suspicious.
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..
Eloign :: Eloign (v. t.) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress..
Fugitive :: Fugitive (a.) Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea..
Confiscable :: Confiscable (a.) Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
Objectionable :: Objectionable (a.) Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words..
Arriere-ban :: Arriere-ban (n.) A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France..
Committible :: Committible (a.) Capable of being committed; liable to be committed.
Dough-faced :: Dough-faced (a.) Easily molded; pliable.
Variable :: Variable (a.) Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable..
Lead :: Lead (n.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide..
Reliable :: Reliable (a.) Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.
Assets :: Assets (n. pl.) Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend..
Standing :: Standing (a.) Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color..
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