liability
3
7.7
- noun
- /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
:
predisposición (genética)
- The author concluded that patients with chronic disease have more or less dependence liability to their medication and proposed that the use of pregabalin may cause drug dependence without abuse.
- product liability
And it is, in my view, it is pretty clear that when we're talking about drugs, they have different degrees of addictive liability.
- And it is, in my view, it is pretty clear that when we're talking about drugs, they have different degrees of addictive liability.
Examples
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Research shows that environmental conditions impact the liability of certain individuals to develop heart disease.
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The races differ also in constitution, in acclimatization, and in liability to certain diseases.
Academic text (1991) -
Shaw also suggests the imposition of tort liability for not sharing genetic information with relatives or for not undergoing genetic testing.
Academic text (1998) -
Various reasons are given for this, including the inability of youth to pay for the treatment, the liability to the ngaka if the treatment fails and the young person dies, or the fear that youth will confront the alleged witch or tell other people about it.
Academic text (2000) -
In some populations, the liability to develop diabetes can be significantly increased due to genetic factors.
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A child's liability to asthma may be affected by both hereditary factors and exposure to pollutants.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A chance that something bad may happen
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
10
5.1
Total amount of tax a person or business must pay to the government
- Specialized
6
3.7
A plan that pays money when you hurt other people or damage their things
- Specialized
4
4.4
Owners are responsible for a company's debts only up to the money they invested
- Specialized
1
8.6
A possible future payment a business may have to make if an event happens
- Formal
Two or more people are each responsible for the same debt and may have to pay it
How Likely
- Specialized
3
7.7
- Specialized
14
7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
In genetics, liability means a 'tendency' to develop a disease, and this use comes from the same old root lig- meaning 'to bind'. So you can think of a genetic liability as a hidden tie that makes someone more likely to get the illness.