Sentence examples for the punishable from inspiring English sources

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the punishable

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Able to be punished; appropriate for punishment.

  • Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.

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But behind every outbreak are individuals probing the limits of self-expression, flirting, often perilously, with the blurry line between the permissible and the punishable.

The ICC has no case law on forced displacement or on the punishable preparatory act of ordering.

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In CAR, witchcraft is a criminal offense under the penal code, punishable by execution in cases where the 'witch' is accused of homicide.

Ṣaddām ruthlessly cracked down on the group, making membership in the party punishable by death.

Homosexuality is one of the crimes punishable by death.In recent months the slide back into authoritarianism has accelerated.

The sheriff's office will be upholding the law, punishable by a $150 fine.

It also made those who knew someone violating the Anti-communism Law but did not report them to the police punishable.

Advocacy of abstract doctrine remained protected while speech explicitly inciting the forcible overthrow of the government was punishable under the Smith Act.

The most serious charges in the indictment are punishable by the death penalty.

On Tuesday, it introduces tough laws which make crossing the border punishable with jail.

If women complain, they are often accused of adultery and speaking against the brotherhood, punishable by death.

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