liable

1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

   The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

   fehlbar, haftbar, haftend

   обя́занныйobjázannyj, отве́тственныйotvétstvennyj

   відповід́альнийvidpovid́alʹnyj, зобов'я́занийzobovʺjázanyj

2. Subject; susceptible; prone.

   This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.

   A man liable to heart disease.

   subject to legal action

3. Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

   Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.

   neigend, unterworfen

   подверженныйpodveržennyj, скло́нныйsklónnyj, уязвимыйujazvimyj

   схи́льнийsxýlʹnyj, яки́й підляга́єjakýj pidljaháje

4. (predicative)Likely.

   Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

   (often followed by ‘to’) likely to be affected with

1. We are liable for the damage.

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2. Tom is liable to do that.

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3. We're all liable to make mistakes.

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4. Tom is liable to do that, isn't he?

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5. Tom is liable to get shot if he's not careful.

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