Definitions for punishable

punishable pun·ish·a·ble

Spelling: [puhn-i-shuh-buh l]
IPA: /ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəl/

Punishable is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 839 anagrams from letters in punishable (abehilnpsu).

Definitions for punishable

adjective

  1. liable to or deserving punishment.

Origin of punishable

1375-1425; late Middle English. See punish, -able

Examples for punishable

Formerly to impair the morals was a minor was a punishable offense.

Theft, for example, is punishable by amputating the right hand.

He considers throwing acid a deadly sin, which must be punishable by death.

But that's changed: marital rape is a crime, one only punishable by prison time.

They simply could not say a word, for marauding was punishable with death.

And for those that are left behind, they say, mourning is treated as an extreme weakness, punishable by excommunication.

Adultery is not punishable by the law, nor is it a ground for divorce.

It has been asserted also that theft is punishable by death.

Surely, if such intent were not punishable it very soon would be.

But be mine all the fault, and all the punishment, if it be punishable!

Word Value for punishable
Scrable

17

Words with friends

21

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