| 释义 | [ puhn-i-shuh-buhl ] / ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəl /SEE SYNONYMS FOR punishable ON THESAURUS.COM 
 adjectiveliable to or deserving punishment. Origin of punishable1375–1425; late Middle English. See punish, -ableOTHER WORDS FROM punishablepun·ish·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pun·ish·a·ble, adjectivere·pun·ish·a·ble, adjectiveun·pun·ish·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby punishablepunga, pungent, Punic, Punic Wars, punish, punishable, punishing, punishment, punition, punitive, punitive damagesDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punishableHe considers throwing acid a deadly sin, which must be punishable by death. Acid Attacks on Women Spread Terror in Iran|IranWire|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTFormerly to impair the morals was a minor was a punishable offense. Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight|Rich Goldstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEASTBut that's changed: marital rape is a crime, one only punishable by prison time. House Arrest for Marital Rape, Are you Kidding?!|Sally Kohn|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEASTTheft, for example, is punishable by amputating the right hand. Brunei Returns to the Stoning Age|Jay Michaelson|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And for those that are left behind, they say, mourning is treated as an extreme weakness, punishable by excommunication. This Man Is The Future of Westboro Baptist Church|Caitlin Dickson|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEASTBut an offence which in its nature affects only a particular nation, is only punishable by that nation. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart BentonI hope sometime it will be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment, to display candy as shamelessly as it is done. Diet and Health|Lulu Hunt PetersAny harmless word of abuse, such as "kelb" (dog), was punishable with twenty-seven lashes. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. WingateDisregard of this treaty was punishable with death or transportation to the West Indies and sale into slavery. The Stronghold|Miriam HaynieDisobedience of this law is to be punishable by a fine inflicted by the headmen of the kraal. History of the Zulu War|A. Wilmot
British Dictionary definitions for punishable
 adjectiveliable to be punished or deserving of punishmentDerived forms of punishablepunishability, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to punishableblameworthy, criminal, guilty, responsible, condemned |