liable
Cross references:
1. responsible
li.a.ble \'li--*-b*l, esp in sense 2b also 'li--b*l\ aj [(assumed) AF, fr.
OF lier to bind, fr. L ligare - more at LIG]ATURE 1a: obligated according
to law or equity : RESPONSIBLE 1b: subject to appropriation or attachment
2a: SUSCEPTIBLE {~ to diseases} 2b: LIKELY, APT {~ to fall} E, SENSITIVE:
LIABLE implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because
of position, nature, or particular situation; OPEN stresses a lack of
barriers preventing incurrence; EXPOSED suggests lack of protection or
powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening;
SUBJECT implies an openness for any reason to something that must be
suffered or undergone; PRONE stresses natural tendency or propensity to
incur something; SUSCEPTIBLE implies conditions existing in one's nature or
individual constitution that make incurrence probable; SENSITIVE implies a
readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli ordinarily
too slight to have effect SYN syn OPEN, EXPOSED, SUBJECT, PRONE, SUSCEPTIBL