liable
adjective
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Contemporary Examples of liable
Clients who are wary of online transactions are liable to see escorts with print ads as less likely to cheat or scam them.
And while eBay makes a direct profit from sales, it is generally not liable unless it had knowledge of a suspicious seller.
When he says that,” Lefty Wilson, the trainer, said, “he's liable to get three goals.
“Protracted handcuffing is liable to damage nerves that affect the functioning of the hands,” says the report.
The harder Benton hits Bevin, the more that coalition is liable to turn on Paul.
Historical Examples of liable
She certainly knew he was liable to go at any time, in exactly the way he did go.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
And yet the idea cleaves to me strangely, and is liable to stick to my shroud.
How will every look, every action, even the most innocent, be liable to misconstruction!
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
And yet, if the law is strictly interpreted, the offender is liable.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Domestic care, like every other, is liable to degenerate into excess.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IIFrancis Augustus Cox