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PUNISHABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Liable to or deserving punishment
Example:
punishable offenses
Classified under:
Similar:
guilty (responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
Example:
a penal offense
Synonyms:
penal; punishable
Classified under:
Similar:
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
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