punishable

Speech parts

1. punishable - Adjective

2. punishable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

penal illegal culpable answerable blameworthy condemnable liable to punishment chargeable criminal banned guilty forbidden punished blame illegitimate
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Antonyms

legal genuine innocent blameless faultless inoffensive
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Phrases with the word

punishable offense punishable act punishable by death

Examples

Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence.[16]. Louis-Ferdinand Céline

A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable. L. Ron Hubbard

Nothing optional -- from homosexuality to adultery -- is ever made punishable unless those who do the prohibiting (and exact the fierce punishment) have a repressed desire to participate. Christopher Hitchens

There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing somebody for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. Bill Engvall

Stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop. Laurell K. Hamilton

Wrongdoers and assenting parties are equally punishable. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

punish for punish severely punishability punishable act punishable by death punishable offense