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LIABLE

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Legally responsible for something, having liability under the law. 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; chargeable; answerable; compellable to make satisfaction, compensation, or restitution. 2. Exposed or subject to a given contingency, risk, or casualty, which is more or less probable. Limited liability. The liability of the members of a joint-stock company may … [Read more...] about LIABLE

LIBERA

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Latin: (Feminine of liber, adj.) Free; at liberty; exempt; not subject to toll or charge. Libera batella. In old records. A free boat; the right of having a boat to fish in a certain water; a species of free fishery. Libera cbasea habenda. A judicial writ granted to a person for a free chase belonging to his manor after proof made by inquiry of a jury that the same of 'right … [Read more...] about LIBERA

LIAISON

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1. A person who acts as a conduit, negotiator or facilitator between different persons or parties. 2. A communication or a cooperation between people or organizations. 3. A sexual relationship or tryst, typically used with regard to one that is secretive in nature. … [Read more...] about LIAISON

LIBERAL

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Willing to discard traditional values to explore new principles and behaviors. More concerned with personal rights and freedoms with limited restrictions. Keeping an open mind, open to new ideas, expressions and interpretations. … [Read more...] about LIBERAL

LIARD

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An old French coin, of silver or copper, formerly current to a limited extent in England, and there computed as equivalent to a farthing. … [Read more...] about LIARD

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