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PUNISHABLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Liable to or deserving punishment

Example:

punishable offenses

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

guilty (responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law

Example:

a penal offense

Synonyms:

penal; punishable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)

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