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Recent Examples of punishable
Failure to comply with the loyalty pledge is punishable by requiring researchers to repay scholarships in full, creating a powerful incentive to toe the party line.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Michael Stover, 33, was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of making threats over interstate commerce, which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Each of his three counts is punishable by up to five years in prison.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Bradyn's Law also would make all other criminal acts related to sextortion punishable by a fine for up to $25,000 or imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The new trial over a complaint by Arnould will take place in a French criminal court, which has jurisdiction over serious crimes punishable by five years or more of imprisonment if a conviction is reached.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Violating the law is punishable by felony charges and could result in up to five years in prison.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Burning without a permit is a prosecutable Class C misdemeanor in Tennessee, punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a fine of up to $50 or both.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Violations are misdemeanors and punishable with a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in the county jail.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Michael Stover, 33, was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of making threats over interstate commerce, which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Each of his three counts is punishable by up to five years in prison.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Bradyn's Law also would make all other criminal acts related to sextortion punishable by a fine for up to $25,000 or imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The new trial over a complaint by Arnould will take place in a French criminal court, which has jurisdiction over serious crimes punishable by five years or more of imprisonment if a conviction is reached.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Violating the law is punishable by felony charges and could result in up to five years in prison.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Burning without a permit is a prosecutable Class C misdemeanor in Tennessee, punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a fine of up to $50 or both.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Violations are misdemeanors and punishable with a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in the county jail.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punishable
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Demand, measured by chargeable weight, dropped 2 percent in the two-week-over-two-week timeline.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.—
Ken Hughes,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2024
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Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2024
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The reversal of a century of progress in human rights — the unlawful oppression of the foreigner, the poor and the distressed — seems to be the new American way.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Guevara, who came to the US from El Salvador in 2004, was charged with improperly entering a pedestrian roadway, obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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The Office of the Inspector General launched a criminal investigation and determined the shots had been fired from where two FBI agents and an Oregon State Police officer had been standing.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Abrego was brought back in June to face criminal charges of transporting migrants living in the United States illegally.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, an officer or insurance adjuster might claim your lack of footwear contributed to reckless or careless driving, and the matter could even be brought up in court or during an insurance review.—
Georgea Kovanis,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1968 suburbia, Father of Us follows five siblings caught between their magnetic but reckless father and their radiant but overwhelmed mother.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And recruiters, viewing job hopping as unstable and irresponsible, discourage workers from the practice.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the book is not an exercise in posthumous punishment for irresponsible parenting.—
Kristen Kidd,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Burns was indicted by a grand jury in Fayetteville in November and pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in February, according to court documents.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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McBee pleaded guilty to falsifying documents for unauthorized federal crop insurance benefits in November 2024 after waiving his right to a grand jury.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Punishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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