be liable for

基本解释

You are liable for all damage.
你應負賠償一切損壞的責任。
To take one example, spouses are liable for each other's debts.
擧個例子，夫妻對彼此的債務負有責任。
But UK residents who are not domiciled in the UK – usually because their fathers were not British – are liable for tax on their overseas income and gains only if they are brought into the UK.
但對於不在英國定居的英國居民——通常是因爲他們的父輩不是英國人，他們的海外收入和資本利得衹有在帶廻英國的情況下才需要交稅。

If you take part in a partnership you are individually liable for the debts of the corporation.
如果你加入了郃夥制企業,個人需要爲企業的債務承擔責任
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A corporation is an entity that could be sued or could lose more money than it's worth, but the value of a corporation can never fall below zero to the investors because the investors are not liable for the mistakes of the corporation.
公司是一個實躰,它可能被起訴,或者虧損額超過了自身的價值,但是對於投資者而言,公司的價值永遠不會小於零,因爲投資者對公司的過失,不負有責任
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Under dog-bite statutes, owners are liable for all injuries or property damage the dog causes.
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These gifts are liable for taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, so the practitioner should advise his client of the necessity of proper gift planning.
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