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punishable

/puhn-i-shuh-buhl/US // ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəl //UK // (ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl) //

应受处罚的,应受惩罚的,应受惩处的,受惩罚的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : liable to or deserving punishment.

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Examples

  • The charge against Massey is a Class C felony in Washington state, which is punishable by up to five years in jail after a conviction.

  • Violations of the city’s campaign finance rules are punishable as a misdemeanor.

  • The ordinance makes public nudity a municipal infraction punishable by a fine of $1,000 and enforceable by the local beach patrol.

  • Sundog’s attorney has advised him to state that chucking trash in Lake Powell, part of the national park system, is a crime punishable by up to six months in jail and up to $5,000 in fines.

  • Last year, Chile’s Parliament adopted a “neuro-rights” bill to ensure data of citizens collected through neurotech gets the same status as donated organs — misusing it or trafficking in it is punishable by law.

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

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

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

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

  • Buying votes is a crime punishable by up to five years imprisonment.

  • Many hurtful acts, indeed, came to be viewed as crimes alike against God and man, and punishable in the interests of both.

  • But this firm assurance, is it not a punishable presumption in the eyes of a severe God?

  • A theft of more than the value of twelve pence by picking a pocket was punishable by death.

  • At one time in England, it was a crime not to go to church on Sunday; it was equally punishable to carry on any business.

  • But there are wrongs which are not punishable by the law, being too small and undefinable for its cognizance.