liable for debts
1liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… …
2liable — adj. legally obligated 1) liable for; to (she is liable to them for her children s debts) likely 2) (cannot stand alone) liable to + inf. (she is liable to show up at any time) * * * [ laɪəb(ə)l] to (she is liable to them for her children s… …
3liable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb, render sb ▪ Failure to provide insurance rendered him liable to prosecution …
4liable — 01. If someone goes to a party at your house, and then tries to drive home drunk, you could be held [liable] if they are in an accident. 02. She s not a good skater, so she is [liable] to hurt herself if she goes rollerblading without a helmet.… …
5liable — / laɪəb(ə)l/ adjective ♦ liable for legally responsible for ● The customer is liable for breakages. ● The chairman was personally liable for the company’s debts. ● The garage is liable for damage to customers’ cars …
6liable — / laɪəb(ə)l/ adjective ♦ liable for legally responsible for ● The customer is liable for breakages. ● The chairman was personally liable for the company’s debts …
7liable — [15] Today’s main meaning of liable, ‘likely to’, is a comparatively recent development. Its primary sense is ‘legally bound or obliged’ (as in ‘liable for someone else’s debts’), which goes right back to the word’s ultimate source, Latin ligāre… …
8liable — [15] Today’s main meaning of liable, ‘likely to’, is a comparatively recent development. Its primary sense is ‘legally bound or obliged’ (as in ‘liable for someone else’s debts’), which goes right back to the word’s ultimate source, Latin ligāre… …
9IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… …
10European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation — The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is a Community level cooperation instrument with legal personality created on July 5th, 2006 under EU council Regulation 1082/2006. Composition of an EGTC An EGTC must have members from at… …