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Definition of liable:

  • (adjective) subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges"
  • (adjective) (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"
  • (adjective) held legally responsible;
  • (adjective) at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant;

Sentence Examples:

Is a bank liable upon its certificates of deposit?

Like any other individual, he is liable to punishment.

Man alive, you're liable to end in the pen!

Everything in this world is liable to be spoiled.

Prizes were also liable to payment of customs duties.

All businesses are liable to fluctuations, some to extinction.

Those who use alcohol are very liable to disease.

At any moment I was liable to be betrayed.

If you don't, we're liable to be locked up.

I wonder if water is liable to spoil pumpkins?

In other words, we are all liable to nervousness.

It is liable to set off in the pressing.

It is more liable to deposit carbon than petrol.

Where are trees liable to diseases of the circulation?

Those twenty-eight eggs are liable to cause us trouble.

Indeed, he was liable to appear at any minute.

Action is liable to divergence from its true goal.

If they lag behind you're liable to be killed!

No joy is lasting; everything is liable to change.

The smaller degree was infinitely more liable to abuse.

We are liable to losses in this world, madam.

His signature's a guarantee and makes him liable.

It is more economical and is less liable to "collapse?"

For what amount are the special partners liable?

To such unhappy chances are human friendships liable.

This is also a strained situation, liable to become perverse.

The liberal regulations seem to have been liable to abuse.

You understand what 'personally liable' means, don't you?

We're liable to run across something any minute.

And you're liable to come down on houses or anything.

Forms and Formations most liable to Physical Degradation.

The government's liable to arrest 'em any minute.

It is as liable to disease as any other part.

All who do so are more liable to the disease.

You are liable to tempt some of us poker kings.

To such unhappy chances are human friendships liable.'

All of us are liable to be sent to prison.

On leaving your vessel you are liable to be searched.

Of course there is liable to be a first time.

He's liable to get you some time if he can.

The service was liable to interruption without notice.

In respect to composition, he is likewise liable to censure.

Each are liable to diseases peculiar to their several structures.

It is liable to be produced all of a sudden.

To such unhappy chances are human friendships liable.

Anyway the dual plan was liable to cause confusion.

Man is not liable to err, but to error.

To charges of this nature all writers are liable.

He's liable to be floating off in his enthusiasm.

I'm liable to break loose any time, believe me!

To neither of these charges is the author liable.

Young children are specially liable to die after burns.

It's liable to be withdrawn any minute, you know.

Robert's liable to sic 'em onto me any day.

She's liable to run into all sorts of trouble.

I'm liable to decrease the census of red-haired guys.

"You are not liable to," said the tall man.

His judgments were liable to be clouded and unfair.

Besides, this wind's liable to blow up a storm.

I could not bend, although liable to be broken.

Dwellings on high grounds are less liable to mosquitoes.

And the maids themselves were liable to be whipped.

Farmers are not liable to mistake in this matter.

"No; he is not yet liable to military duty."

"The market is bad, and liable to become worse."

Both are liable to break, but they were cheap.

We should be personally liable then to the heirs.

I think the mistake is liable to prove fatal.

The seller is liable here under an implied warranty.

Liable to run into princes any time round here.

All new sciences are liable to rush into extremes.

Which I don't think she is liable to do.

An infant is liable on his contracts for necessaries.

Of course, the best-regulated systems are liable to fraud.

"Things are liable to happen from this time on."

Only those who have risen are liable to fall.

This region is not especially liable to such disasters.

Why are the best of ropes liable to snap?

The wild tribes were liable to be imposed upon.

The four-way cock is liable to some practical objections.

If he was drowned his estate would be liable.

Seeds containing much oil, are peculiarly liable to spoil.

From its price it is particularly liable to sophistication.

How very liable you may be to gross imposition?

There is another deception the eye is liable to.

This is especially liable to occur in the hair.

We're liable to run into an ambush any time.

All that are not liable to be broken up?

Gold is liable to be either too dear or too cheap.

"It's your neighborhood, and folks is liable to talk."

Bridges are peculiarly liable to change in troubled times.

It is like playing golf on links liable to earthquakes.

Like all potent preparations, it will be liable to abuse.

Yet, this we see is liable to be wholly corrupted.

It merely shows how liable we are to make mistakes.

Is all personal property liable to be sold on execution?

They're liable to take a crack at you for luck.

Like all potent preparations it will be liable to abuse.

You will always be liable to numerous and unavoidable interruptions.

Decide which way we might, we were liable to prosecution.