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liable

adjective as in answerable, responsible

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It said it had "launched a rapid review into the online sale of knives" and warned social media executives they would be held liable for advertising knives on their platforms.

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State officials at the time referred to Palm Springs’ actions as a “city-engineered holocaust,” but did not find the city criminally liable.

It concluded she would to "liable to repeat" the same behaviour if she returned to nursing.

From BBC

“People who are exposed to these ... are in big trouble and are liable to radiation sickness, liable to cancer down the road if they survive post-exposure.”

You won’t be held liable for not asking about peanut allergies before handing out packages of Snickers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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