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liable
/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/
adjective
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
"1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34."
Subject; susceptible.
"A man liable to heart disease."
Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
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