Sentence:  In the remainder of his speech Davis spoke of his admiration for Brown and warned those who took part in the meeting that they `` <WSD>are</WSD> liable to the charge that they are supporting traitors and upholding men whom the laws have condemned '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)