Definitions for liable

liable li·a·ble

Spelling: [lahy-uh-buh l]
IPA: /ˈlaɪ ə bəl/

Liable is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in liable (abeill).

Definitions for liable

adjective

  1. legally responsible:
  2. subject or susceptible:
  3. likely or apt:

Origin of liable

1535-45; Anglo-French li(er) to bind (Latin ligāre) + -able

Examples for liable

How will every look, every action, even the most innocent, be liable to misconstruction!

And yet the idea cleaves to me strangely, and is liable to stick to my shroud.

Domestic care, like every other, is liable to degenerate into excess.

And while eBay makes a direct profit from sales, it is generally not liable unless it had knowledge of a suspicious seller.

The harder Benton hits Bevin, the more that coalition is liable to turn on Paul.

When he says that,” Lefty Wilson, the trainer, said, “he's liable to get three goals.

Clients who are wary of online transactions are liable to see escorts with print ads as less likely to cheat or scam  them.

And yet, if the law is strictly interpreted, the offender is liable.

“Protracted handcuffing is liable to damage nerves that affect the functioning of the hands,” says the report.

She certainly knew he was liable to go at any time, in exactly the way he did go.

Word Value for liable
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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