Definizione monolingua

liable

liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)

1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

   The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.

     The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience

2. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
3. (as predicate, with ""to"" and an infinitive) Likely.

   Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

Definizione dizionario liable

	responsabile
	Having legal responsibility.

esposto

obbligato

soggetto

suscettibile

Altri significati:

Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.

exposed to a certain contingency

responsible

Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

(as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) Likely.