Liable word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "liable" word

[adjective] held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"

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\Li"a*ble\ (l[imac]"[.a]*b'l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. 2. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident. Syn: Accountable; responsible; answerable; bound; subject; obnoxious; exposed. Usage: {Liable}, {Subject}. Liable refers to a future possible or probable happening which may not actually occur; as, horses are liable to slip; even the sagacious are liable to make mistakes. Subject refers to any actual state or condition belonging to the nature or circumstances of the person or thing spoken of, or to that which often befalls one. One whose father was subject to attacks of the gout is himself liable to have that disease. Men are constantly subject to the law, but liable to suffer by its infraction. Proudly secure, yet liable to fall. --Milton. All human things are subject to decay. --Dryden.

Synonyms for liable

responsible

Related terms: accountable, actionable, amenable, answerable, answerable for, apt, assailable, attackable, beatable, blameworthy, bound, chargeable, conquerable, disposed, exposed, fair, foreseeable, given, hopeful, in the cards, inclined, likely, naked, nonimmune, obligated, obnoxious, odds-on, open, penetrable, pledged, predictable, predictable within limits, presumable, presumptive, probable, promising, prone, responsible, responsible for, sensitive, statistically probable, subject, susceptible, tied, to blame, verisimilar, vincible, vulnerable

The fun area, different aproach to word »liable«

Let's analyse "liable" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ELBAIL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. .. .- -... .-.. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: liable: 9 + 1 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: liable: 3 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive

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