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- Dictionarypun·ish·a·ble/ˈpəniSHəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. (of an act) subject to a judicial punishment: "a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in jail"
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Learn the meaning of punish, a verb that means to impose a penalty or inflict injury on someone for wrongdoing. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for punishable.
Punishable definition: liable to or deserving punishment. . See examples of PUNISHABLE used in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃə.b ə l / us / ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃə.b ə l / Add to word list. A punishable crime is one that someone can be punished for: a punishable offence. Drug dealing is punishable by death in some countries. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Punishing & punishments. ankle bracelet. ankle tag. attach. ball and chain. bar.
Definitions of punishable. adjective. liable to or deserving punishment. “ punishable offenses”. synonyms: guilty. responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act. adjective. subject to punishment by law.
If a crime is punishable in a particular way, anyone who commits it is punished in that way.
punishable. adjective. /ˈpʌnɪʃəbl/ (of a crime) that can be punished, especially by law. Giving false information to the police is a punishable offence. punishable by/with something a crime punishable by/with imprisonment. At that time, there were over 100 offences that were punishable by death. Topics Crime and punishment c2.
adjective. uk / ˈpʌnɪʃəbl / us. Add to word list. A crime that is punishable is one that you can be punished for: Drug dealing is punishable by death in some countries. (Definition of punishable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of punishable. in Chinese (Traditional) 可依法懲處的，應給予懲罰的… See more.
