liable

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Tính từ

adjective

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.
2.
Subject; susceptible; prone.
This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.
A man liable to heart disease.
3.
Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.
4.
(predicative)(predicative, with to-infinitive) Likely.
Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

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