punishable
adjective/ˈpʌnɪʃəbl/
/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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPunishable is used with these nouns:- offence
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