| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class I. Words Expressing Abstract Relations | | Section VIII. Causation | | 4. Indirect Power |
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| 177. Liability. |
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| NOUN: | LIABILITY, liableness; possibility, contingency; susceptivity, susceptiveness, susceptibility.
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| VERB: | BE LIABLE &c. adj.; incur, lay oneself open to, be subjected to, run the chance, stand a chance; lie under, expose oneself to, open a door to.
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| ADJECTIVE: | LIABLE, subject, susceptive; in danger [See Danger]; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable, responsible, accountable, amenable; unexempt from; apt to; dependent on; incident to.
CONTINGENT, incidental, possible, on the cards, within range of, at the mercy of.
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