punishable

punible, castigable

Que puede recibir un castigo, especialmente según la ley.

En inglés sencillo: Serious enough to receive a punishment, especially under the law.

• Theft is a punishable offence.
• This crime is punishable by up to five years in prison.
• Is such behaviour punishable under local law?

Cómo se usa: punishable by something (The offence is punishable by a fine.); punishable with something (The crime was punishable with imprisonment.)

Sinónimos: penalizable

Expresiones frecuentes: punishable offence, punishable by imprisonment, punishable by law