liable
Example Sentences
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Victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, for which Australian mining giant BHP has been found liable, attended a London hearing on Wednesday ahead of a trial to determine damages.
From Barron's
Not to make light of any teen’s emotional injury, but will dating sites now be held liable for broken hearts?
The fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good are fueling new efforts to fill a longstanding gap in U.S. law: It is nearly impossible to hold federal agents liable for causing someone’s death.
“The United States cannot be held liable for his illegal conduct.”
People were difficult—she felt herself grow spiky around them, liable to say the wrong thing and blush right up to her forehead—but the sky made perfect sense to her.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
