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punishable

 
 
/ˈpʌnɪʃəbl/ adjective

Translation

A crime that is punishable is one that you can be punished for.
cezalandırılabilir, cezayı hak eden
Drug dealing is punishable by death in some countries.701
(Definition of punishable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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