CHARGEABLE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

chargeable

adjective

Definition of chargeable

as in punishable

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Recent Examples of chargeable Seeking help can mean inviting the state into one’s home in ways that may bring new harms, including the removal of children or criminalization of a partner whose behavior has not yet risen to the level of a chargeable offense. — Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026 Many are chargeable for cordless operation or, in the case of our favorite travel fan, can even function as chargers themselves. — Kat Merck, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2026 As for chargeable felonies, Hansen said that assault on police, a common crime at the anti-ICE protests that turn violent, should warrant felony-level charges under Minnesota law. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026 Demand, measured by chargeable weight, dropped 2 percent in the two-week-over-two-week timeline. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chargeable

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Adjective

The charges are punishable by life in prison after federal prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
This is punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of punishable

Adjective

He was charged with abduction, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail, according to the outlets.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
They were detained on suspicion of sedition under the 2024 national security law and of dealing with assets known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable offense under a separate law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026

Definition of indictable

Adjective

Runa’s incarceration – and death months after her release – is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by her mother against Hyogo Prefectural Police alleging unlawful arrest and detention.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Last month, the seizure was ruled unlawful by the California Supreme Court.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of unlawful

Adjective

Two minors were victims On March 9, a 12-person jury found the brothers guilty on all 10 counts, some of which applied to multiple brothers, and some were individual charges.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Ford agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor tax count in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping all 17 felony charges.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

Also Sunday, prosecutors ordered a 48-hour detention of Marko Kricak, Vucic's chief of criminal police.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Linn County prosecutors did not file criminal charges, but the church would not allow Moore to work with children, youth and vulnerable adults.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reckless

Adjective

The rare Voatsiperifery pepper, native to Madagascar and coveted by international chefs, is facing the depletion of its wild habitat through irresponsible harvesting, bush fires, and charcoal production.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The upcoming iPhone Duo’s eye-popping $2,000 starting price may be bordering on fiscally irresponsible for many consumers.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

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