Dictionary Definition
punishable adj
1 liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable
offenses"
2 subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"
[syn: penal]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Able to be punished;
appropriate for punishment.
- Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.
Derived terms
Translations
- Dutch: strafbaar
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
actionable, against the law,
anarchic, anarchistic, anomic, black-market, bootleg, chargeable, contraband, contrary to law,
criminal, felonious, flawed, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, impermissible, irregular, justiciable, lawless, nonconstitutional,
nonlegal, nonlicit, outlaw, outlawed, triable, unallowed, unauthorized, unconstitutional,
under-the-counter, under-the-table, unlawful, unofficial, unstatutory, unwarrantable, unwarranted, wrongful