punishableadjective
uk/ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/us/ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/A punishable crime is one that someone can be punished for:
a punishable offence
Drug dealing is punishable by death in some countries.
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Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- heads will roll! idiom
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- non-custodial
- parking ticket
- penal
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- wheel clamp
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