LIABLE


Meaning of LIABLE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be liable to/for prosecution formal (= may be prosecuted )

Businesses which do not meet the standards required are liable for prosecution.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

also

Under the Consumer Credit Act the credit card company is also liable for any breach of contract.

Tory politicians are also liable to misread the trade-off in voters' minds between taxation and spending.

always

But arrangements of this kind were always liable to generate disputes.

However, each case will depend on its particular circumstances, and equality monies are not always liable to ad valorem duty.

criminally

That an offender can be held criminally liable for the unintended consequences of his or her actions is a well-established legal principle.

One makes bureaucrats criminally liable for giving out trading licenses without proper justification or for unwarranted restrictions on commercial activity.

legally

They discover to their horror that they are still legally liable .

In contrast, partners are legally liable for all debts and unpaid bills of the partnership.

In that instance, the insurer was legally liable for the loss.

The corporation could be legally liable !

The money comprised contributions from member States, which maintained their position of not being legally liable .

Neither was the Government legally liable to pay compensation, he said.

more

It may be that tougher-looking delinquents are more liable to be put away than fragile looking ones.

Once oestrogen levels fall, the bone becomes less dense and strong and more liable to fracture.

It is well established that in the delinquent-prone, home discipline is more liable to be too lax, strict or erratic.

But hypnosis makes subjects even more liable to make such errors, William Putnam of the University of California has found.

You are more liable to injury when you exercise infrequently or irregularly.

In old age, less saliva is produced and the mouth becomes more liable to infection.

The men, who are interested in cash, are more liable to go for the big wood.

personally

However, the members will be personally liable to the company to the full extent for the debts of the company.

The initiative would make corporate officers and directors personally liable to pay court-ordered judgments.

As Turbosoft were not a limited liability company, the proprietors are personally liable for the losses and could be made bankrupt.

Here, as the name suggests, the members remain personally liable to meet the obligations of the company.

In such circumstances councillors and officials can be sanctioned and made personally liable for misappropriated funds.

Directors of limited companies are not personally liable for their companies' debts unless you get a guarantee from them.

The mortgage made Mrs. Jones personally liable , as guarantor, to pay the £1,000.

As agent for the owner he was not personally liable under the Act.

severally

We assume each member is individually and severally liable in what may be exceptional circumstances.

Persons acting in the name of the company prior to its registration are jointly and severally liable .

vicariously

The individual will be primarily liable and the health authority vicariously liable for its employees' negligence.

The holder is vicariously liable for a contravention.

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)

He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.

I hold the police responsible for my son's death Voice over Police denied any knowledge of who was on the bike.

In the past, juries have usually sided with the industry, holding smokers liable for the damage they inflict on themselves.

Please, however, do not think that I hold you responsible, in any way, for my own uncertainty.

She would have been held personally responsible and would almost certainly have fallen from office.

The jury that held Simpson liable consisted of six men and six women, ranging in age from mid-20s to mid-70s.

Then he told Hepzibah he'd hold her responsible!

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

Can schools be held liable for educational malpractice?

Damn, boy, you re liable to get a flat going that speed.

Inspector: I must warn that you may be liable under the Trades Descriptions Act.

It was a remarkable contrast from last Tuesday night, when the same jury found Simpson liable for the slayings.

N.B. Charges are liable to be reviewed annually.

People who have a second property may also be liable for the Standard Community Charge/Poll Tax.

She is now liable for the wasted costs of her abandoned case - more than £1,000.

The defendants were held not liable for this injury, as the plaintiff's unreasonable conduct broke the chain of causation.

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