What does punishable mean?
Definitions for punishable
ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəlpun·ish·able
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Princeton's WordNet
punishableadjective
liable to or deserving punishment
"punishable offenses"
penal, punishableadjective
subject to punishment by law
"a penal offense"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Punishableadjective
Worthy of punishment; capable of punishment.
Etymology: punissable, Fr. from punish.
Theft is naturally punishable, but the kind of punishment is positive, and such lawful, as men shall think with discretion convenient to appoint. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 9.
Sith creatures, which have no understanding, can shew no will; and where no will is, there is no sin; and only that which sinneth, is subject to punishment; which way should any such creature be punishable by the law of God? Richard Hooker.
Their bribery is less punishable, when bribery opened the door by which they entred. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.
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punishable
Punishable refers to any action, behavior or crime that is liable or deserving of punishment under a particular system of laws, regulations, rules, or moral codes. These actions typically involve some form of consequences carried out by a governing authority, such as a fine, imprisonment or other forms of penalties.
Webster Dictionary
Punishableadjective
deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses
Etymology: [Cf. F. punissable.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of punishable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of punishable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of punishable in a Sentence
That's right, and it's punishable by five years in prison ?
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez:
No, that's not on the agenda of the talks, these are citizens who are in jail for committing crimes that are punishable under Venezuelan law, and who also subjected Venezuela's population to terrorism.
This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution, in a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death.
The FIFA statutes say that discrimination on grounds of gender is punishable by suspension or expulsion, if the statutes are not worth upholding, then withdraw them and let football be honest to the women of Iran. Because at the moment, despite the promise, equality is a lie.
If people feel they can no longer care for a pet, all they have to do is surrender him or her to a nearby rescue group or shelter, rather than abandon the poor animal at some random location, where their chances of survival are almost zero, this is truly a cowardly act and a punishable offense.
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