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Liable meaning

  1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
  2. Subject; susceptible; prone.
  3. Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

Synonyms of Liable

apt likely nonexempt nonimmune nonresistant unresistant susceptible responsible

Related words

Other words often associated with Liable or its synonyms:

amenable subject appropriate equiprobable believable taxpaying trustworthy sensitized clever tending promising potential

Using Liable

  • The main meaning on this page is: Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. | Subject; susceptible; prone. | Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
  • Useful related words include: apt, likely, nonexempt, nonimmune.
  • In the example corpus, liable often appears in combinations such as: liable for, liable to, be liable.

Context around Liable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vicariously 1× held 1× personally 1× generally 1× consequently 1×

Sentence patterns with Liable

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alone was liable for the 1× also be liable to sanctions 1× are consequently liable to be 1× be found liable 1× been found liable for sexual 1× camilleri is liable to criminal 1× chaplain was liable for the 1× could be liable for in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as part of 2× a bid by 1× a criminal lawyer 1× a judge has 1× a jury found 1× a jury has 1×

Common sentence endings:

and last october 1× and yorgen fenech 1× be found liable 1× bonta s office 1× corporation s actions 1× e jean carroll 1×

Words around Liable

Just before it in the word index:

liability 1.079 liabilities 379 lia 59 li 1.111 lhyfe 2 lhx 3

Just after it in the word index:

liabunya 2 liacouras 5 liadh 2 liadi 2 liah 3 liaise 58

Similar in corpus frequency:

appropriately 629 belongings 629 differs 629 exploited 629 meyer 629 portray 629

Corpus analysis for Liable

  • In this selection, "liable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vicariously, held and personally stand out and add context to how "liable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alone was liable for the and also be liable to sanctions. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "liable" sits close to words such as appropriately, belongings and differs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with liable

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At the moment, Eskom as a whole is liable for the Eskom debt. (13 words)

A jury found him liable for sexually assaulting her in a department store dressing room. (15 words)

Any person that attempts to help Mkrtychev will also be liable to sanctions, Kirby added. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

According to a letter filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for both sides agreed to an April 25 trial to consider whether the former U.S. president should be liable for critical statements about Carroll in June 2019 and last October. (43 words)

As part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the Ethiopian Airlines crash victims, Boeing in 2021 declared that it alone was liable for the ET302 accident and that neither the pilots nor the airline were at fault. (42 words)

At the time of writing this discount is available on the model with an indigo Alpine Loop, but that is liable to change, so make sure to check the other configurations if there's another one that you might prefer. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

President Trump is still liable for everything he did while in office as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations is run, still liable for everything he did while in office.

The High Court found the chaplain was liable for the abuse and the school was vicariously liable.

Corporations are legal persons in their own right, which means the entity is usually held liable for any wrongdoing and the executives are protected from being held personally liable.

After 10 hours of deliberation last week, a jury found that Newman was not liable in Hill’s death and that Mascara was 1% liable.

Similarly, individual employees, managers, and directors are liable for their own malfeasance or lawbreaking while acting on behalf of the corporation, but are not generally liable for the corporation's actions.

A bid by Campbell and McKevitt to overturn the civil ruling that found them liable for the Omagh bomb is rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

According to a letter filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for both sides agreed to an April 25 trial to consider whether the former U.S. president should be liable for critical statements about Carroll in June 2019 and last October.

A criminal lawyer told The West Australian the homeowner and local council could both be found liable.

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A judge has ordered the police commissioner to investigate whether author Mark Camilleri is liable to criminal action for publishing thousands of messages between Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar and Yorgen Fenech.

A jury found him liable for sexually assaulting her in a department store dressing room.

A jury has cleared Elon Musk from being liable for any losses suffered by investors after his infamous 'funding secured' tweet that shook stock prices.

Any person that attempts to help Mkrtychev will also be liable to sanctions, Kirby added.

A protester holds up signs moments before writer E. Jean Carroll leaves a Manhattan court house after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990's.

As I write this column, former President Donald J. Trump has just been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation by the New York City jury that has been hearing the case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll.

As part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the Ethiopian Airlines crash victims, Boeing in 2021 declared that it alone was liable for the ET302 accident and that neither the pilots nor the airline were at fault.

As part of the settlement, Kaiser will be liable for a total of $49 million and be required to take “significant steps to prevent future unlawful disposals,” according to an announcement by Bonta’s office.

As such, the nominations made by the LG are ultra vires and illegal, and are consequently liable to be quashed," it alleged.

At the moment, Eskom as a whole is liable for the Eskom debt.

At the time of writing this discount is available on the model with an indigo Alpine Loop, but that is liable to change, so make sure to check the other configurations if there's another one that you might prefer.

Aurora’s lawsuit does not state how much the city could be liable for in any of the excessive force lawsuits.

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Common combinations with liable

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "liable" in a sentence?
An example: "President Trump is still liable for everything he did while in office as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations is run, still liable for everything he did while in office." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "liable" from authentic English texts.
What does "liable" mean?
Liable means: Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
What are synonyms of "liable"?
Common synonyms of "liable" include: apt, likely, nonexempt, nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant, susceptible, responsible.
How many example sentences with "liable" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "liable", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.