#177. Liability.-- N. liability, liableness[obs]; possibility, contingency; susceptivity[obs], susceptibility, exposure.
V. be -liable &c. adj.; incur, lay oneself open to; run the chance, stand a chance; lie under, expose oneself to, open a door to.
Adj. liable, subject; in danger &c. 665; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable; unexempt from[obs]; apt to; dependent on; incident to.
contingent, incidental, possible, on the cards, within range of, at the mercy of. 5. Combinations of Causes