Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
legally liable — Liable under law as interpreted by courts. Beck v. Kansas City Public Service Co., Mo. App., 48 S.W.2d 213, 215. Liability imposed by law or liability which law fixes by contract. Home Ins. Co. of New York v. Moore & Rawls, 151 Miss. 189, 117 So … Black's law dictionary
liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… … Law dictionary
liable — li‧a‧ble [ˈlaɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] LAW 1. legally responsible for paying something: liable for • The troubled company will be liable for about $52 million in back taxes and penalties. 2. likely to be legally punished or forced to… … Financial and business terms
liable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) responsible by law; legally answerable. 2) (liable to) subject by law to. 3) (liable to do) likely to do. 4) (liable to) likely to experience (something undesirable). ORIGIN perhaps from French li … English terms dictionary
liable — [lī′ə bəl; ] often, esp. for 3 [, lī′bəl] adj. [prob. via Anglo Fr < OFr lier, to bind < L ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE) + ABLE] 1. legally bound or obligated, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; responsible 2 … English World dictionary
liable / libel — Liable means legally responsible for or subject to : Tom is liable to pay for the damage if he doesn t prove his innocence. Libel is a noun that means a slanderous statement that damages another person s reputation : Bertrand was sued for… … Confused words
liable / libel — Liable means legally responsible for or subject to : Tom is liable to pay for the damage if he doesn t prove his innocence. Libel is a noun that means a slanderous statement that damages another person s reputation : Bertrand was sued for… … Confused words
liable — Legally responsible for a debt, an accident, an unfulfilled obligation (under a contract) or a crime. A person found liable for an act or omission usually must pay damages or, if the act was a criminal one, face punishment. See liability … Business law dictionary
legally bound — index liable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legally responsible — index liable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
