All 3 Uses
liable
in
Harriet Tubman, by Petry
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- Because of the Fugitive Slave Law she was liable to be arrested at any moment even though she was living in a free state.†
Chpt 12 *
- Yet at any moment she was liable to be seized by one of those curious fits of sleep, which might last for a few minutes or for hours.†
Chpt 15
- You're liable to get knocked down when we take him through the door.†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1)
(liable as in: is legally liable) legally responsible
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(2)
(liable as in: she is liable to) likely to; or maybe going to; or subject to
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)