punishable

adjective

Definition of punishablenext
as in chargeable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punishable
  1. chargeable
  2. indictable
  3. unlawful
  4. illegal
  5. criminal
  6. reckless
  7. irresponsible
  8. guilty
Adjective
  • Tea, coffee, and water are available in the buffet during its opening hours, but all other drinks are chargeable, even water in the main dining room.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Post also reported that people familiar with the matter said Hur’s findings are critical of the handling of sensitive documents by Biden and his aides, but that conduct did not rise to the level of chargeable crimes.
    Perry Stein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Definition of chargeable
Adjective
  • During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.
    Ken Hughes, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Definition of indictable
Adjective
  • Three counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm, a Class 6 Felony.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Heather’s parents, David and Bobbi Jo Baynard, were convicted of murder, felony child abuse and unlawful neglect of a child and sentenced to life in prison on the murder charge and a subsequent 30 years for the other two counts, the outlets report.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unlawful
Adjective
  • Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.
    Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
Definition of illegal
Adjective
  • Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Those schools were, according to former pupils, hotbeds of cruelty and child abuse — an independent investigation in 2005 found evidence of criminal assault at the boys’ school in the 1970s and ’80s — as well as highly traditionalist values.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Besides murder, the jury also found Coy guilty of felonious assault and reckless homicide.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Coy, who was removed from his position in the Columbus Police Department shortly after the incident, faced charges of murder, reckless homicide and other offenses in which he was found guilty on Monday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • In the past, recruiters have discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That means there can be unsafe products on the market from irresponsible manufacturers.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of irresponsible
Adjective
  • He was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, court records show.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Axel Rene Kramer, 37, received his sentence in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty Jan. 5 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of guilty
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punishable

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