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punible

punishable

adjective poo-NEE-bleh Rare

Origin: From Latin punibilis, from punire (to punish).

Usage Note

Punible is strictly a legal adjective describing an act that is liable to criminal punishment — conducta punible, delito punible. It is invariable in gender and takes -s in the plural. It should not be confused with the more colloquial castigable (deserving punishment in a non-legal sense); punible always implies the possibility of formal legal sanction.

Examples

"El fraude fiscal es una conducta punible."

Natural Translation

Tax fraud is a punishable offence.

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