liable
adjective
[ ˈlʌɪəb(ə)l ]
• responsible by law; legally answerable.
• "the credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract"
Similar:
responsible,
legally responsible,
accountable,
answerable,
chargeable,
blameworthy,
at fault,
culpable,
subject,
guilty,
faulty,
censurable,
• likely to do or to be something.
• "patients were liable to faint if they stood up too suddenly"
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French, from French lier ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare .
