Punishable
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Abbott (1879)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Liable to punishment Com. v. Pemberton, 118 Mass. 36. See In re Mills, 135 U. S. 266, 10 Sup. Ct 762, 34 L. Ed. 107.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Liable to punishment
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Liable to punishment, whether absolutely, or in the exercise of a judicial discretion. In a statute concerning murder perpetrated in the commission of any crime punishable with imprisonment for life, the word is not restricted to offences which must in all cases be so punished, but includes offences for which the court is authorized to sentence to imprisonment for life, or for a term of years. Commonwealth v. Pemberton, 118 Mass. 36. See also Felony.