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liable

adj
/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

Etymology

From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligō, ligāre (“to bind, to tie”). Compare typologically Russian обя́занный (objázannyj), обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) (akin to вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)).

  1. derived from обя́занный
  2. derived from ligō
  3. derived from lier — “to bind”

Definitions

  1. Bound or obliged in law or equity

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

    • The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

  2. Subject

    Subject; susceptible; prone.

    • This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.
    • A man liable to heart disease.
    • ☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]

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

    • Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Likely.

      • Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

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Derived

liableness, nonliable, unliable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at liable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at liable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at liable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA