adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be liable to/for prosecution formal (= may be prosecuted )
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Businesses which do not meet the standards required are liable for prosecution.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Under the Consumer Credit Act the credit card company is also liable for any breach of contract.
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Tory politicians are also liable to misread the trade-off in voters' minds between taxation and spending.
always
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But arrangements of this kind were always liable to generate disputes.
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However, each case will depend on its particular circumstances, and equality monies are not always liable to ad valorem duty.
criminally
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That an offender can be held criminally liable for the unintended consequences of his or her actions is a well-established legal principle.
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One makes bureaucrats criminally liable for giving out trading licenses without proper justification or for unwarranted restrictions on commercial activity.
legally
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They discover to their horror that they are still legally liable .
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In contrast, partners are legally liable for all debts and unpaid bills of the partnership.
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In that instance, the insurer was legally liable for the loss.
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The corporation could be legally liable !
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The money comprised contributions from member States, which maintained their position of not being legally liable .
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Neither was the Government legally liable to pay compensation, he said.
more
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It may be that tougher-looking delinquents are more liable to be put away than fragile looking ones.
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Once oestrogen levels fall, the bone becomes less dense and strong and more liable to fracture.
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It is well established that in the delinquent-prone, home discipline is more liable to be too lax, strict or erratic.
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But hypnosis makes subjects even more liable to make such errors, William Putnam of the University of California has found.
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You are more liable to injury when you exercise infrequently or irregularly.
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In old age, less saliva is produced and the mouth becomes more liable to infection.
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The men, who are interested in cash, are more liable to go for the big wood.
personally
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However, the members will be personally liable to the company to the full extent for the debts of the company.
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The initiative would make corporate officers and directors personally liable to pay court-ordered judgments.
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As Turbosoft were not a limited liability company, the proprietors are personally liable for the losses and could be made bankrupt.
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Here, as the name suggests, the members remain personally liable to meet the obligations of the company.
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In such circumstances councillors and officials can be sanctioned and made personally liable for misappropriated funds.
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Directors of limited companies are not personally liable for their companies' debts unless you get a guarantee from them.
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The mortgage made Mrs. Jones personally liable , as guarantor, to pay the £1,000.
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As agent for the owner he was not personally liable under the Act.
severally
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We assume each member is individually and severally liable in what may be exceptional circumstances.
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Persons acting in the name of the company prior to its registration are jointly and severally liable .
vicariously
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The individual will be primarily liable and the health authority vicariously liable for its employees' negligence.
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The holder is vicariously liable for a contravention.
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Alternatively, the employer could be vicariously liable if Arthur was negligent in respect of his statement to Bert.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hold sb responsible/accountable/liable (for sth)
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He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.
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I hold the police responsible for my son's death Voice over Police denied any knowledge of who was on the bike.
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In the past, juries have usually sided with the industry, holding smokers liable for the damage they inflict on themselves.
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Please, however, do not think that I hold you responsible, in any way, for my own uncertainty.
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She would have been held personally responsible and would almost certainly have fallen from office.
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The jury that held Simpson liable consisted of six men and six women, ranging in age from mid-20s to mid-70s.
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Then he told Hepzibah he'd hold her responsible!
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You can not learn team performance without being part of a team that holds itself mutually accountable for achieving specific performance goals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Can schools be held liable for educational malpractice?
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Damn, boy, you re liable to get a flat going that speed.
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Inspector: I must warn that you may be liable under the Trades Descriptions Act.
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It was a remarkable contrast from last Tuesday night, when the same jury found Simpson liable for the slayings.
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N.B. Charges are liable to be reviewed annually.
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People who have a second property may also be liable for the Standard Community Charge/Poll Tax.
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She is now liable for the wasted costs of her abandoned case - more than £1,000.
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The defendants were held not liable for this injury, as the plaintiff's unreasonable conduct broke the chain of causation.