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Webster 1913 Edition
Punishable
Pun′ish-a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
punissable
.] Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; – said of person or offenses.
That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a Christian, was by law as
– punishable
as to be a traitor. Milton.
Pun′ish-a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Punishable
PUN'ISHABLE
,Adj.
1.
Liable to punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; applied to persons or offenses; as, a man is punishable for robbery or for trespass; a crime is punishable by law.