liable

Adjective

• held legally responsible
  • men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service
    

• (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
  • liable to diabetes
    

• subject to legal action
  • liable to criminal charges
    

• at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
  • he is apt to lose
    
  • she is liable to forget
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  liable(p) , nonimmune , nonresistant , unresistant , apt(p)