punishable

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

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