01 a. Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.
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Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.“That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor.” — Milton.