liable
Example Sentences
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If the Justice Department brings a civil false-claims lawsuit and wins in court, defendants risk being liable for three times the damages the government suffered.
Since these were public officials acting under the state's authority, "the government must answer for the resulting harm" and thus was "vicariously liable", the judge said.
From BBC
Slayer rules come into play whenever someone who would otherwise inherit assets from an estate is convicted of or found liable for murder, and the slayer is entitled to inherit from the victim.
From Salon
“In any other workplace, a supervisor found liable for this conduct would be fired immediately,” Hannemann said.
From Los Angeles Times
Unless the employer could prove a “business necessity” for policies with a disparate impact, it would be liable for discrimination.
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