hold liable

  • 1hold liable — index convict, encumber (financially obligate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2liable — li‧a‧ble [ˈlaɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] LAW 1. legally responsible for paying something: liable for • The troubled company will be liable for about $52 million in back taxes and penalties. 2. likely to be legally punished or forced to… …

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  • 3hold someone liable — hold someone responsible/accountable/liable/ phrase to believe that someone is responsible for something Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe criticismhyponym Main entry …

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  • 4hold someone responsible — hold someone responsible/accountable/liable/ phrase to believe that someone is responsible for something Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe criticismhyponym Main entry …

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  • 5hold someone accountable — hold someone responsible/accountable/liable/ phrase to believe that someone is responsible for something Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe criticismhyponym Main entry …

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  • 6hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …

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  • 7hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …

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  • 9hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …

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  • 10hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …

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