Associations to the word «Punishable»

Wiktionary

PUNISHABLE, adjective. Able to be punished; appropriate for punishment.

Dictionary definition

PUNISHABLE, adjective. Liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses".
PUNISHABLE, adjective. Subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.