punishable

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Such recruiting is considered “an act of gross unsportsmanlike conduct” punishable by game forfeitures and fines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Prosecutors alleged this technical misstatement was a federal crime punishable by up to 60 years in prison.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Currently under German law, only the dissemination of such pictures is potentially punishable if it is found to have breached someone's right to their own image.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A violation of the law is punishable by a fine of $1,000 per offense.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Alabama is among the growing list of states that make the murder of a person under the age of fourteen a capital offense punishable by the death penalty.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson