punishable
Example Sentences
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Sierra Leone, which had one of the world’s highest rates of child marriage, made attending or even being the DJ at the wedding of a child a punishable crime.
Failure to do this is classed as an "illegal practice", which can be punishable by a fine of up to £5,000.
From BBC
Tastelessness is not punishable by law, and neither is adapting a beloved novel however a filmmaker sees fit.
From Salon
Sherman Act of 1890 made it illegal for competing companies to engage in horizontal price fixing, potentially punishable by prison time.
Violating a closure order is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and six months in prison, although such severe punishment is rare.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
