punishable has definitions from the field of law
1
[ adjective ] liable to or deserving punishment

Examples

"punishable offenses"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner .

Related terms

guilty

2
[ adjective ] (law) subject to punishment by law

Synonyms

penal

Examples

"a penal offense"

Related terms

illegal

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