liable for a debt

liable for a debt
n.有偿还债务责任

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  • liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… …   Law dictionary

  • collateral promise to answer for the debt of another — An undertaking which renders the promisor a guarantor or surety upon a debt owing by a third person who is primarily liable; a promise to pay the debt of another person made under such circumstances that, as between the debtor and the promisor,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Liable — Li a*ble (l[imac] [.a]*b l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. [1913 Webster] 2. Exposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another — An undertaking by a person not before liable, for the purpose of securing or performing the same duty for which the original debtor continues to be liable. Dillaby v Wilcox, 60 Conn 71, 22 A 491 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Debt validation — This article is about debt validation under the Fair Debt Collection Act. For debt validation under the Fair Credit Billing Act, see Fair Credit Billing Act. Debt Validation, or debt verification , refers to a consumer s right to challenge a debt …   Wikipedia

  • liable — adjective /ˈlaɪəbl̩/ a) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. The surety is liable for the debt of his principal. b) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty …   Wiktionary

  • Debt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Debt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 debt debt obligation liability indebtment debit score GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 arrears arrears deferred payment deficit default insolvency …   English dictionary for students

  • debt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owing money Nouns 1. debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, score; charge, charge account; arrears, deferred payment, accounts receivable; deficit, default; insolvency, nonpayment,… …   English dictionary for students

  • liable — [[t]la͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] 1) PHR MODAL When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others. Syn: be likely to 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If people or… …   English dictionary

  • nonrecourse debt — Debt secured by the property that it is used to purchase. The purchaser of the property is not personally liable for the debt upon default. Rather, the creditor s recourse is to repossess the related property. Nonrecourse debt generally does not… …   Black's law dictionary

  • nonrecourse debt — Debt secured by the property that it is used to purchase. The purchaser of the property is not personally liable for the debt upon default. Rather, the creditor s recourse is to repossess the related property. Nonrecourse debt generally does not… …   Black's law dictionary

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