liable

Definition von liable im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable
The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience.; Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; Likely
Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.; justly or legally responsible; {a} subject, exposed, apt, responsible; To be legally obliged •Guarantees; legally responsible, as in: When he lost his case, he was found liable for millions of dollars in damages; If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it. The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable. + liability lia·bil·ity He is claiming damages from London Underground, which has admitted liability but disputes the amount of his claim; subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges"; when it is determined that the plaintiff in a civil case has proved his or her claim against the defendant, the defendant is "liable" (rather than "guilty," as in a criminal case); at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"; held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"; When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others; (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"; {s} under legal obligation; responsible; likely, prone; susceptible, subject to; responsible or obligated Contrast with exculpatory clause and nonrecourse; Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal; Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident; Obligated or responsible according to law or equity; If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it. She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression Steroids are used to reduce the inflammation, which makes the muscles of the airways liable to constriction. = prone; Legally responsible; legally obligated or responsible; To be legally obligated or responsible for something or to someone; Being obligated by law to make satisfaction, compensation or restitution; Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident; held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service
liable to: likely to -, probable that -
liable(p): (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"
liable(p): subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges
liability: the condition of being liable
liability: a handicap that holds one back
liability: the likelihood of something happening
liability: {n} exposedness, tendency to, responsibility, a state of being answerable
be liable for: be responsible for, be answerable for
be liable to occur: be likely to happen, be probable
liability: the quality of being something that holds you back the state of being legally obliged and responsible
liability: A legal responsibility, obligation, or debt
liability: Any sort of legal obligation, including, for example, the obligation of a corporation to pay wages or taxes The liabilities most often discussed in this Ethics Center are those to compensate for injury or to clean up toxic contamination Legal liability to compensate for an injury or to clean up contamination does not necessarily require that one have caused the injury or contamination, or that one is guilty in a moral sense Under the doctrine of strict liability a party may be liable without having been guilty of negligence, for example
liability: the quality of being something that holds you back
liability: In terms of foreign exchange , the obligation to deliver to a counterparty an amount of currency either in respect of a balance sheet holding at a specified future date or in respect of an un-matured forward or spot transaction
liability: * Any sort of legal obligation, including, for example, the obligation of a corporation to pay wages or taxes The liabilities most often discussed in this Ethics Center are those to compensate for injury or to clean up toxic contamination Legal liability to compensate for an injury or to clean up contamination does not necessarily require that one have caused the injury or contamination, or that one is guilty in a moral sense Under the doctrine of strict liability a party may be liable without having been guilty of negligence, for example
liability: A financial obligation, debt, claim, or potential loss
liability: A legal obligation to pay a debt owed Current liabilities are debts payable within twelve months Long-term liabilities are debts payable over a period of more than twelve months
liability: Any legal obligation for which a person is responsible
liability: That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable
liability: Liability for something such as debt or crime is the legal responsibility for it; a technical term in law [3]
liability: the amount you are responsible for when speaking about credit cards
liability: {i} financial obligation; debt; responsibility, obligation; disadvantage, handicap; likelihood
liability: A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million. asset see also liable
liability: Your legal responsibility to pay for injury to someone else or damage to their property
liability: Liability is the amount of money that a portfolio account owes For example, if one buys stocks on margin, the margin loan amount would represent the account's liability Similarly, if one goes short, the securities loaned would be the liability
liability: Broadly, any legally enforceable obligation
liability: Any legal responsibility, duty or obligation
liability: If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability. what was once a vote catching policy, is now a political liability
liability: Any legally enforceable obligation
liability: Legal responsibility for an act or failure to act
liability: an obligation to pay money to another party
liability: Liability is a term that broadly means legal responsibility If you run a stop sign and hit another car, you may be found liable for the damages to the other driver's auto Back to Top
liability: Liability is any legally enforceable obligation Liability insurance covers you for money you are legally obliged to pay because a court has found that you were responsible for damage to another person's property
liability: (Ticaret) An outstanding claim against an organization which may include wages payable, accounts payable, short or long term loans, bonds, etc
liability: an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone
liability: A debt or financial obligation
liability: a broad legal term In general, a debt owed The condition of being actually or potentially subject to an obligation; a condition of being responsible for a possible or actual loss, penalty, evil, expense or burden; a condition which creates a duty to perform an act immediately or in the future
liability: Liability refers to the responsibility for charges to an account Generally, a cardholder agrees to be liable for any charges to his or her account, including purchases, fees and finance charges If the cardholder allows someone else to make charges to his or her account (through, for example, an additional card), the cardholder is still responsible for paying the bill Two people who apply for a card together may both be responsible for the entire balance Your liability is described in the cardholder agreement you receive from the issuer Be sure to read it carefully
liability: The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law
liability: Any legal obligation, either due now or at some time in the future It could be a debt or a promise to do something To say a person is "liable" for a debt or wrongful act is to indicate that they are the person responsible for paying the debt or compensating the wrongful act
liability: Liability with regard to your student loan essentially means that you have a legal responsibility to pay back the money you borrowed plus interest So, when you take out a student loan, you are legally responsible (liable) to pay the loan back
liability: the state of being legally obliged and responsible
liability: A financial obligation, or the cash outlay that must be made at a specific time to satisfy the contractual terms of such an obligation
liability: Legal responsibility to repay debt
liability: the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; opposed to assets
render liable: obligate, place under commitment