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Likely or exposed to the possibility of something, often an unfavorable outcome.

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liable

A rushed reader is liable to overlook the qualifying phrase.
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An unverified guide was liable to send visitors looking for contributors who were no longer attending, although not every visitor would encounter an error.
From Checking the Information Before Printing.
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