The word "punishable" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe any act that can result in punishment, such as a fine or imprisonment. For example, "Theft is a punishable offense in many countries."
Some 19 countries punish their citizens for apostasy, and in 12 of those countries it is punishable by death.
It said being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender was illegal in almost 80 countries, and in at least five of these it was punishable by death.
The courts must have nothing to do with religious belief, and must ensure that whatever is contrary to the law is punishable, no matter what the religion of the offender.
The number of people reporting assaults has more than doubled since the first of the country's three Rainbo centres opened in 2003, reflecting a growing awareness that violence against women is a punishable crime, and that women can access treatment.
Moscow passed a law in December to make spreading separatist views punishable by up to five years in jail.
But his senior lawyer, Sankara Nair, said he expected Anwar to be charged under the law, which makes sodomy — even between consenting adults — punishable by 20 years' imprisonment.
AFP officials have previously argued they were operating within protocols in place at the time, but conceded they were aware that the tip-off could lead to charges punishable with the death penalty.
The crime is punishable by up to six months in jail.
Were it not for the brutality of the case, Jandyra might have become just another statistic: another woman having one of the estimated one million abortions carried out every year in Brazil, where it is punishable by up to three years in prison.
Sodomy, even between consenting adults, is a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison in mainly Muslim Malaysia.
Leaving the country illegally is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, punishable by up to two years in jail.
