EGAVE

punishable

About 1.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
    Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.

Similar words

penal guilty illegal punitive penalised penalty prosecutable liable culpable criminal

Often followed by

by with under as in offence on for offense

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