'..from a word meaning "easily bent"; now you have this word meaning "legally responsible"'
liable (from pliable)
DROP A LETTER: ..from a word meaning easily bent; now you have this word meaning legally responsible
..from a word meaning "easily bent"; now you have this word meaning "legally responsible"
..from a word meaning "easily bent"; now you have this word meaning "legally responsible"
DROP A LETTER
liable from pliable
DROP A LETTER