Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

177. Liability — N. liability, liableness†; possibility, contingency;

susceptivity†, susceptibility, exposure. V. be liable &c adj.; incur, lay oneself open to; run the chance, stand a chance; lie under, expose oneself to, open a door to. Adj. liable, subject; in danger &c 665; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable; unexempt from†; apt to; dependent on; incident to. contingent, incidental, possible, on the cards, within range of, at the mercy of.