punishable
adjective
Origin of punishable
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Contemporary Examples of punishable
He considers throwing acid a deadly sin, which must be punishable by death.
Formerly to impair the morals was a minor was a punishable offense.
But that's changed: marital rape is a crime, one only punishable by prison time.
Theft, for example, is punishable by amputating the right hand.
And for those that are left behind, they say, mourning is treated as an extreme weakness, punishable by excommunication.
Historical Examples of punishable
But be mine all the fault, and all the punishment, if it be punishable!
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Surely, if such intent were not punishable it very soon would be.
Lotus BudsAmy Carmichael
They simply could not say a word, for marauding was punishable with death.
War from the InsideFrederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
Adultery is not punishable by the law, nor is it a ground for divorce.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of AfricaAbd Salam Shabeeny
It has been asserted also that theft is punishable by death.
Negritos of ZambalesWilliam Allan Reed