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US
/ˈpənɪʃəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /pˈʌnɪʃəbəl/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌnɪʃəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
liable to or deserving punishment
punishable offenses -
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
a penal offense
How To Use punishable In A Sentence
- Cold, light, and selfish in the last resort, he had that modicum of prudence, miscalled morality, which keeps a man from inconvenient drunkenness or punishable theft.
- The punishment in this instance is not arbitrary; it bears some relation to the punishable behavior.
- Dr Jatinder Singh from Medicine Department said that every section of the society has to play collective role in checking female foeticide which is a punishable crime. Medical Terrorism -7800 girls are being killed before birth every year in J&K
- Singapore still considers graffiti an offense punishable by flogging.
- Yet the law already makes such behaviour a crime, punishable by imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times
- Publication in contravention of this provision is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding £1,000.
- Our increased knowledge of hygiene has transformed resignation and inaction in face of epidemic disease from a religious virtue to a justly punishable offence. Infinite in All Directions
- • Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to fiveyears. The Volokh Conspiracy » Pretending that no law professors question Obamacare
- Stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop. Laurell K. Hamilton
- Violation of the act was punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for one year, or both.