punishable

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/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/

adjective

Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

“Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.”

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivepunishable (comparative more punishable, superlative most punishable)

comparative more punishable · superlative most punishable

  1. Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

    Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.

    3 more examples

    Wearing a face covering also remains a requirement on all Transport for London services, where it has become a Condition of Carriage. This means that while non-compliance is no longer a criminal offence and punishable with a fine, passengers can still be asked to leave or prevented from boarding.

    2022 February 9, “Network News: Regulations on face coverings risk leaving passengers confused”, in RAIL, number 950, page 6

    In Virginia, as in most of the country, jaywalking has long been punishable by a fine but very rarely enforced. A penalty that is invoked sporadically and capriciously is not fair to those who get socked with it, as state and federal courts have declared many times.

    2021 January 13, Alan Ehrenhalt, “Jaywalking and the Dilemma of ‘Victimless’ Crimes”, in Governing, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021

    Texas law treats evading arrest det w/veh as a serious offense. It often begins as a state jail felony, punishable by up to two years and a $10,000 fine.

    2025 June 27, David D. White, “Evading Arrest or Detention in a Motor Vehicle (W/Veh) in Texas”, in Law Office of David D. White, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2025

    Synonyms: castigable, disciplinable, castigable, chastisable, disciplinable, penal, statutable, subpenal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSubject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveliable to or deserving punishment

Similar

adjective(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian наказуем
  • наказуем (nakazuem)appropriate for punishment
Catalan punible
  • punibleappropriate for punishment
Chinese Mandarin 該罰的 /该罚的, 可罰的 /可罚的
  • 該罰的 /该罚的 (gāifá de)appropriate for punishment
  • 可罰的 /可罚的 (kěfá de)appropriate for punishment
Czech trestný
  • trestnýappropriate for punishment
Danish strafbar
  • strafbarappropriate for punishment
Dutch strafbaar
  • strafbaarappropriate for punishment
Esperanto puninda
  • punindaappropriate for punishment
Finnish rangaistava
  • rangaistavaappropriate for punishment
French punissable, passible
  • punissableappropriate for punishment
  • passibleappropriate for punishment
German strafbar
  • strafbarappropriate for punishment
Hungarian büntethető
  • büntethetőappropriate for punishment
Italian punibile
  • punibileappropriate for punishment
Japanese 罰するべき
  • 罰するべき (bassuru beki)appropriate for punishment
Latin castīgābilis
  • castīgābilisappropriate for punishment
Polish karalny
  • karalnyappropriate for punishment
Portuguese punível, passível
  • punívelappropriate for punishment
  • passívelappropriate for punishment
Romanian penalizabil, pedepsibil
  • penalizabilappropriate for punishment
  • pedepsibilappropriate for punishment
Russian наказу́емый
  • наказу́емый (nakazújemyj)appropriate for punishment
Spanish punible
  • punibleappropriate for punishment
Swedish straffbar
  • straffbarappropriate for punishment
Cite this entry
APA

punishable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishable

MLA

“punishable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punishable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishable.

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