punishable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree English punish Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English punishable From punish + -able.
Meanings
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Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more punishable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most punishable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dispunishable · nonpunishable · unpunishable · nondisciplinary
Deriveds
nonpunishable · dispunishable · punishably · punishability · unpunishableness · unpunishable · punishableness
Hyponyms
hangable · lynchable · prisonable · deathworthy · imprisonable · finable · hangworthy · stonable · flogworthy
Relateds
Synonyms
chastisable · disciplinable · statutable · punishable · castigable · penal · subpenal · castigable · disciplinable
Translations (29)
pl karalny (appropriate for punishment) · it punibile (appropriate for punishment) · cmn 該罰的 /该罚的 (appropriate for punishment) · de strafbar (appropriate for punishment) · eo puninda (appropriate for punishment) · sv straffbar (appropriate for punishment) · fi rangaistava (appropriate for punishment) · es punible (appropriate for punishment) · gl punible (appropriate for punishment) · ja 罰するべき (appropriate for punishment) · pt punível (appropriate for punishment) · mk казнив (appropriate for punishment) · hu büntethető (appropriate for punishment) · nl strafbaar (appropriate for punishment) · bg наказуем (appropriate for punishment) · pt passível (appropriate for punishment) · ca punible (appropriate for punishment) · cs trestný (appropriate for punishment) · ro penalizabil (appropriate for punishment) · lb strofbar (appropriate for punishment) · fr passible (appropriate for punishment) · cmn 可罰的 /可罚的 (appropriate for punishment) · da strafbar (appropriate for punishment) · ro pedepsibil (appropriate for punishment) · nrf peunnissabl'ye (appropriate for punishment) · fr punissable (appropriate for punishment) · gl puníbel (appropriate for punishment) · ru наказу́емый (appropriate for punishment) · la castīgābilis (appropriate for punishment)