Both Uses of
liable
in
Crime and Punishment
- So that it sometimes is hard for a poor examining lawyer to know where he is, especially when he's liable to be carried away by his own fancy, too, for you know he is a man after all!†
Chpt 4.5
- Even the poorest and most broken-spirited people are sometimes liable to these paroxysms of pride and vanity which take the form of an irresistible nervous craving.†
Chpt 5.2 *
Definition:
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(liable as in: is legally liable) legally responsible