liable
US: /ˈɫaɪəbəɫ/
UK: /lˈaɪəbəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
liable /'laiəbl/- tính từ
- có trách nhiệm về pháp lý, có nghĩa vụ về pháp lý, có bổn phận
- to be liable for a bebt: có bổn phận trả một món nợ
- có khả năng bị; có khả năng xảy ra
- new difficulties are liable to occur: khó khăn mới có khả năng xảy ra
- có trách nhiệm về pháp lý, có nghĩa vụ về pháp lý, có bổn phận
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective [not before noun]1 ~ (for sth) legally responsible for paying the cost of sth: You will be liable for any damage caused. + The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts.
2 ~ to do sth likely to do sth: We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired. + The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.
3 ~ to sth likely to be affected by sth
Synonym: PRONE
You are more liable to injury if you exercise infrequently.
4 ~ to sth likely to be punished by law for sth: Offenders are liable to fines of up to £400. + Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
5 ~ for / to sth
~ to do sth having to do sth by law: People who earn under a certain amount are not liable to pay tax. + At 60, he was no longer liable for conscription.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 likely, apt, prone, inclined, disposed:
She is liable to want payment for her contribution.
2 answerable, responsible, accountable, obligated, blameable, blameworthy, Law actionable:
An owner is liable for damage done by his dog.
3 exposed, susceptible, vulnerable, open, subject:
Certain kinds of plants are more liable to disease.
Collocation
VERBS
be | become | remain | make sb, render sb
Failure to provide insurance rendered him liable to prosecution.
| find sb, hold sb
They could be found liable for the entire amount.
ADV.
strictly | fully | potentially | personally | jointly, severally
(law) Partners are jointly and severally (= together and individually)liable for a partnership's debts.
| vicariously
Under this rule, if Y is employed by X, X will be vicariously liable for the actions of Y.
| criminally, financially, legally
PREP.
for
She's fully liable for the company's debts.
Concise dictionary
'laɪəbladj.
+at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
+subject to legal action
+(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
+held legally responsible
