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Punishable

/pˈʌnɪʃəbəl/
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(adj) Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

That crime is punishable by death.
Homicide is punishable by death.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Under the new law, the offense was ____ by a fine of up to ten thousand pounds.

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