About The Word Punishable
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Punishable
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What's The Definition Of Punishable?
[adj] liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"
[adj] subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" Synonyms | Synonyms for Punishable: guilty | illegal | penal Related Terms | Find terms related to Punishable: See Also | Punishable In Webster's Dictionary \Pun"ish*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. punissable.]
Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being
punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.
That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a
Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor.
-- Milton.
-- {Pun"ish*a*ble*ness}, n.
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