PUNISHABLE

punishable

(adjective) liable to or deserving punishment; “punishable offenses”

penal, punishable

(adjective) (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law; “a penal offense”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

punishable (comparative more punishable, superlative most punishable)

Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

Source: Wiktionary

Pun"ish*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. punissable.]

Definition: 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.

– Pun"ish*a*ble*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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