punishable

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PUN'ISHABLE, adjective Worthy of punishment. 1. Liable to punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; applied to persons or offenses; as, a man is punishable for robbery or for trespass; a crime is punishable by law.
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