Synonyms for punishable
ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəlpun·ish·able

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1. punishableadjective

   liable to or deserving punishment

   "punishable offenses"

   Synonyms:
   penal

   Antonyms:
   clean-handed, legal, guiltless, innocent

2. penal, punishableadjective

   subject to punishment by law

   "a penal offense"

   Synonyms:
   penal

   Antonyms:
   clean-handed, legal, innocent, guiltless

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1. List of paraphrases for "punishable":

   liable, repressed, prosecutable, reprehensible

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1. John Gilmore:

   Truth: the most deadly weapon ever discovered by humanity. Capable of destroying entire perceptual sets, cultures, and realities. Outlawed by all governments everywhere. Possession is normally punishable by death.

2. Christine Lambrecht:

   Taking photographs of deceased persons is not yet punishable. We close this gap now. We must spare the relatives the additional suffering of pictures of their deceased parents or children being spread around.

3. Jeff Dorson:

   If people feel they can no longer care for a pet, all they have to do is surrender him or her to a nearby rescue group or shelter, rather than abandon the poor animal at some random location, where their chances of survival are almost zero, this is truly a cowardly act and a punishable offense.

4. Adam Rabati:

   We are running the risk of being accused of fornication punishable under the penal code.

5. Margaret Stock:

   The administration is deporting as many criminal aliens as possible for the numbers, but it does n’t take into account military service, most people also don’t understand how complicated immigration law really is and how easy it is to run afoul of these complex laws. Making matters worse, Margaret Stock said, is that defendants in deportation cases are not automatically given attorneys and often ca n’t afford to hire their own, resulting in many being wrongfully deported. Any lawful permanent resident, veteran or not, can be deported upon conviction of a crime that falls under the extremely broad umbrella of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. This can be either a misdemeanor or felony, and typically includes anything from assault, fraud and perjury to robbery, theft and bribery. The rulings are often viewed by immigration lawyers as arbitrary and the immigration code now includes scores of petty offenses listed alongside the severe ones, all punishable by deportation. Still, the federal government is very deliberate in its review of cases involving veterans, insisted Gillian Christensen, spokeswoman for the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE).