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punishable

adjective as in culpable

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"It perhaps is punishable by law," she added later.

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“That is a very, very dangerous message and it is perhaps punishable by law,” Leavitt said.

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“What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law,” the statement reads.

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Its government made the Nazi salute punishable by a mandatory prison term earlier this year.

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Penalties are steep, including potential prison terms of up to 10 years, while gambling itself is punishable by up to four years in jail.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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