liable

/ˈlī-ə-bəl/

Middle English lyable, from Anglo-French *liable, from lier to bind, from Latin ligare

adjective

  1. obligated according to law or equity : responsible

  2. subject to appropriation or attachment

  3. being in a position to incur —used with to

Both owners are liable for the debts incurred by the business.

All his property is liable to pay his debts.

liable open exposed subject prone susceptible sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence.