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fansy
 
Reply Mon 27 Sep, 2010 02:55 am
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A Pittsburgh steel company, liable to pay workers a great deal of money if it closed a mill, halted all operations and tried to argue that it wasn’t really shutting the place down, just “indefinitely idling” it.


What does "liable to" mean here, "likely" or "subject to"?
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jgweed
 
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Reply Mon 27 Sep, 2010 07:36 am
It seems to be legally obligated in this case.
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