liable

liable
lia·ble [ʼlaɪəbl̩] adj
1) (likely)
to be \liable to do sth Gefahr laufen, etw zu tun;
there's been so little rain, the forest is \liable to go up in flames at any moment es hat so wenig geregnet, dass leicht ein Waldbrand entstehen kann;
they're \liable to sack you if you complain about your salary sie werden dich feuern, wenn du dich wegen deines Gehalts beschwerst;
if you carry on like this, I'm \liable to lose my temper wenn du so weitermachst, werde ich noch die Geduld verlieren
2) (prone)
to be \liable to sth anfällig für etw akk sein;
the road is \liable to subsidence die Straße droht abzusinken;
she seems rather \liable to accidents, that girl dieses Mädchen scheint ziemlich unfallgefährdet zu sein;
to be \liable to asthma/colds für Asthma/Erkältungen anfällig sein;
to be \liable to flooding überschwemmungsgefährdet sein
3) jur haftbar;
to be \liable for sth für etw akk haftbar sein;
to be \liable for the costs of the trial für die Verfahrenskosten aufkommen müssen;
to hold sb \liable [for sth] jdn [für etw akk] zur Verantwortung ziehen;
to be \liable to a fine einer Geldstrafe unterliegen;
to be \liable to tax steuerpflichtig sein

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