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punishable

[ puhn-i-shuh-buh l ]

/ ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəl /

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adjective

liable to or deserving punishment.

Origin of punishable

1375–1425; late Middle English. See punish, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM punishable

pun·ish·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·pun·ish·a·ble, adjective re·pun·ish·a·ble, adjective un·pun·ish·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby punishable

punga, pungent, punic, punic wars, punish, punishable, punishing, punishment, punition, punitive, punitive damages

Example sentences from the Web for punishable

He considers throwing acid a deadly sin, which must be punishable by death.

Acid Attacks on Women Spread Terror in Iran |IranWire |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Formerly to impair the morals was a minor was a punishable offense.

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But that's changed: marital rape is a crime, one only punishable by prison time.

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Theft, for example, is punishable by amputating the right hand.

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And for those that are left behind, they say, mourning is treated as an extreme weakness, punishable by excommunication.

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But an offence which in its nature affects only a particular nation, is only punishable by that nation.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
I hope sometime it will be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment, to display candy as shamelessly as it is done.

Diet and Health |Lulu Hunt Peters
Any harmless word of abuse, such as "kelb" (dog), was punishable with twenty-seven lashes.

Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 |F. R. Wingate
Disregard of this treaty was punishable with death or transportation to the West Indies and sale into slavery.

The Stronghold |Miriam Haynie
Disobedience of this law is to be punishable by a fine inflicted by the headmen of the kraal.

History of the Zulu War |A. Wilmot

British Dictionary definitions for punishable

punishable

/ (ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl) /

adjective

liable to be punished or deserving of punishment

Derived forms of punishable

punishability, noun