Punishable

a.

1.

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.

Adj.	1.	punishable - liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"
	2.	punishable - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" Synonyms: penal

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