punishable
adj/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/
Etymology From punish + -able.
1
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
- Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.
- 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:
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- 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, chastisable, disciplinable, penal, punishable, statutable, subpenal
- Antonyms
- dispunishable, nondisciplinary, nonpunishable, unpunishable
- Derived terms
- dispunishable, nonpunishable, punishability, punishableness, punishably, unpunishable, unpunishableness
- Hyponyms
- deathworthy, finable, flogworthy, hangable, hangworthy, imprisonable, lynchable, prisonable, stonable