punishable

ˈpʌnɪʃəbl̩

Definition

Definition of punishable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

justicedeserving of punishment for wrongdoing

His actions were punishable and needed addressing.

blameworthy

culpable

specific punishmentliable to be punished in a specific way

The offense is punishable by a fine.

answerable

culpable

liable

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Origin of punishable

Old French, punir (to punish) + able (capable of)

Terms with punishable included in their meaning

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crime

law violation

illegal activity punishable by law

criminalizing

adj.

legal

making something illegal or punishable by law

capital

adj.

punishment

punishable by death

mortal

adj.

capital punishment

punishable by death

criminal offence

law violation

illegal act punishable by law

criminal offense

law violation

act punishable by law for violating rules

felony

legal

serious crime punishable by over a year in prison

penalize

legal

make an act legally punishable

Examples of punishable in a sentence

The crime was punishable under the new law.
The crime is punishable by community service.
Littering in this area is punishable by a hefty fine.

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French:punissable, sanctionnable, ...
German:strafbar, ...
Italian:punibile, passibile, ...
Spanish:punible, ...
Portuguese:punível, ...
Chinese:应受惩罚的, 可惩罚, ...
Japanese:罰せられるべき, 罰せられる, ...
Arabic:قَابِل لِلْعِقَاب, ...
Hebrew:עָנִישׁ, בַּר־עוֹנְשִׁין, ...
Russian:наказуемый, ...
Ukrainian:каранний, караний, ...
Hindi:दंडनीय, जिसके लिए दंड दिया जा सकता हो, ...
Bengali:শাস্তিযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:punible, castigable, ...
Czech:trestný, za který lze uložit konkrétní trest, ...
Danish:strafbar, straffebar, ...
Dutch:strafbaar, ...
Greek:τιμωρητέος, τιμωρούμενος, ...
Hungarian:büntetendő, ...
Khmer:ដែលត្រូវទទួលទោស, ត្រូវទទួលទោស, ...
Korean:처벌 가능한, 처벌받을 수 있는, ...
Persian:قابل مجازات, کیفرپذیر, ...
Polish:karalny, zagrożony karą, ...
Portuguese (BR):punível, passível de punição, ...
Romanian:pedepsibil, pasibil, ...
Swedish:straffbar, ...
Thai:ต้องโทษ, ถูกลงโทษได้, ...
Turkish:cezalandırılabilir, ceza gerektiren, ...
Vietnamese:đáng bị trừng phạt, bị xử phạt, ...

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