What is "punishable"

Usage examples of "punishable".

It took the position that even if freedom of the press was protected against abridgment by the State, a publication tending to obstruct the administration of justice was punishable, irrespective of its truth.

Anyone, whether guilty or not, would be nervous when chosen for questioning in connection with a crime punishable by death.

In short, if the evil legislated against is serious enough, advocacy of it in order to be punishable does not have to be attended by a clear and present danger of success.

This being so, we are precluded from saying that speech concededly punishable when immediately directed at individuals cannot be outlawed if directed at groups with whose position and esteem in society the affiliated individual may be inextricably involved.

Violation of these provisions or regulations is an offense punishable by fine and imprisonment.

Any attempt a mortal may make to seek outside pleasures without council sanction is punishable by the whip or the dais.

Claire, breaking that law is punishable by death, if the council so chooses.

As for anger, it is a murderous disease in its excess, but murder is punishable with death.

Transporting dorazine inter-sector is illegal, punishable by a high fine and a prison term, which in Sector Sardonyx translates to -- this.

Over twenty years ago, aged eighteen, he had charged the beautiful young Vestal Virgin Fabia with unchastity, a crime punishable by death.

The letter went on to say that they would be excused this time because of their ignorance of Bonita Vista rules and regulations, but in the future any such infraction would be punishable by a fine.

It seemed very sudden to some of the people of the Eye, but Kesh had been watching the pool for some time, and it seemed to her much muddier than usual, as if someone were stealing drink from itwhich no one would dare: there was never enough to have all that you wanted, and stealing the water was punishable by beating or death.

Bimmo Bognor is noted, but as you say, the buying of stable information is not a punishable offense in law.

If this presumption were established, and disease always assumed to be the innocent victim of circumstances, and not punishable by medicines, that is, noxious agents, or poisons, until the contrary was shown, we should not so frequently hear the remark commonly, perhaps erroneously, attributed to Sir Astley Cooper, but often repeated by sensible persons, that, on the whole, more harm than good is done by medication.

At the trial, his attorney had simply waited until the evidence had been introduced, and had then arisen and moved the Court to direct a verdict of not guilty, on the ground that Allen, upon the facts shown had committed no crime punishable under the statutes of West Virginia.