单词	liable
释义	liableli‧a‧ble /ˈlaɪəbəl/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun] Word Origin WORD ORIGINliable Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from Old French lier ‘to tie’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE 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. word sets WORD SETS► Law access, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination, Collocations 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 THE CORPUSADVERB► 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 PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► liable to do something Accountants will be held liable to third parties with whom they have no contractual or fiduciary relationship. Act 1974 is liable to unlimited fines and/or up to two years imprisonment after conviction by a Crown Court. But the hatred they aroused meant that they were liable to be brutally slaughtered if captured afterwards. Clerical Medical is liable to United Kingdom tax on the income and certain gains arising from the assets backing this policy. Participants who break any conditions are liable to arrest, conviction or a, 400 fine. Schools will therefore be liable to lose pupils and funds if they fail to satisfy parents. The Blackshirts deliberately concentrated on those areas where there were liable to be violent counter-demonstrations. This shows all those who are liable to pay community charge and specifies the particular type the individual will pay. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something) 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. 1liable to do something likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency SYN  likely:  The car is liable to overheat on long trips. He was liable to just show up without warning.2legally responsible for the cost of somethingliable for people who are liable for income tax at a higher rate3likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem, illness etc SYN  proneliable to You’re more liable to injury when you don’t get regular exercise.4law likely to be legally punished or forced to do something by lawliable to/for Anyone found trespassing is liable to a maximum fine of $100.
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