liable

To be liable in a legal sense simply means to be held legally responsible or obligated. For example, a defendant in a civil torts case may be liable to pay damages to the plaintiff if the court rules in favor of the plaintiff.

[Last reviewed in June of 2023 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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