Liable,the meaning and origin

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liable

ˈlʌɪəb(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: liable
  1. 1.
    responsible by law; legally answerable.
    “the credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract”
    synonyms: responsible, legally responsible, accountable, answerable,chargeable, blameworthy, at fault, culpable, subject, guilty, faulty,censurable

    “he held the defendants liable for negligence”
    antonyms: exempt, unaccountable
    • subject by law to.
      “non-resident trustees are liable to the basic rate of tax”
  2. 2.
    likely to do or to be something.
    “patients were liable to faint if they stood up too suddenly”
    synonyms: likely, inclined, tending, disposed, apt, predisposed, prone, given;

    informalon the cards
    “my income is liable to fluctuate wildly”
    antonyms: unlikely
    • likely to experience (something undesirable).
      “areas liable to flooding”
      synonyms: exposed, open, prone, subject, susceptible, vulnerable, in danger of, at risk of, at the mercy of

      “you are more liable to injury when you exercise infrequently”
      antonyms: immune, above
Origin
late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French, from French lier ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare .
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