punishable

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Prosecutors alleged this technical misstatement was a federal crime punishable by up to 60 years in prison.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Currently under German law, only the dissemination of such pictures is potentially punishable if it is found to have breached someone's right to their own image.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Tastelessness is not punishable by law, and neither is adapting a beloved novel however a filmmaker sees fit.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Juanita had first noted it before we left, and Delia had reminded us—failing to report a body was punishable by law.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall