punishable
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈpʌnɪʃəbl/
- Formal
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sancionable
- Unfortunately, lying on a federal form is a punishable offense.
- punishable offense
- punishable act
It is a crime that is rightly punishable by incarceration in prison.
- It is a crime that is rightly punishable by incarceration in prison.
- And I once heard a Hollywood executive say one of the biggest sins in Hollywood is being boring, punishable by non employment.
- Google, like fraud and drug crimes punishable by death in China.
- Yeah, So troops stationed by the thousands, it's now a crime punishable by death to smash a machine.
Examples
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Now, perhaps this is your idea of playful hi jinks, but in my books and in the books of the gentlemen in uniform here, this is an egregious and punishable offence.
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It is with my own two eyes that I have witnessed you impersonating a Royal Guard, which as we all know, is a crime punishable by death.
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The theft of land and labor should be a punishable offense.
Academic text (2001) -
In the city of Zombay, acting is illegal and punishable by law.
Blog text (15) -
For example, in the Middle Ages, advocacy of polytheism, the worship of more than one god, was a punishable act.
Academic text (1991) -
Teaching a slave to read was a punishable offense, and I mean harsh punishments.
Blog text (29) -
It is a crime that is rightly punishable by incarceration in prison.
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The 2/22 judgment transformed rape from an ignored torture practice to a punishable human rights violation in its own right.
Academic text (2006) -
Lying on a federal form is a punishable offense that can result in serious legal repercussions.
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The law states that any form of cheating during exams is a punishable crime.
Synonyms
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An act against the law that can lead to a fine or jail
Can be punished under rules or law
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Morphology
Etymology
Punishable is made from punish and the ending -able, and punish comes from an old Latin word poena meaning 'penalty' or 'punishment', the same root as penalty. So, punishable literally means 'able to be punished', which is why it describes something that can be punished by law or rules.