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Liable vs Entitle - What's the difference?

liable | entitle |

As an adjective liable

is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

As a verb entitle is

give a title to.

liable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
    • The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
  • Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
  • Likely.
    • Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

    Related terms

    * liability * reliable

    Anagrams

    * * *

    entitle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (archaic) * intitle (archaic or nonstandard)

    Verb

    (entitl)
  • give a title to
  • dignify by an honorary designation.
  • give authority (to do something)
  • give rightful ownership
  • give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (give a title to a book) name * designate * empower * qualify * enable

    Derived terms

    * entitlement

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