punishable

Preposition: on

conviction: Such assistance is punishable on conviction by a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment or a fine or both.

Preposition: as

contempt: Failure to do so is punishable as contempt of court.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• commit: They must first convince a Swiss judge that you have committed a serious crime punishable by the Swiss Penal Code.
• become: Liberty has become a crime punishable by death, and the majority of the population lives in a drug-induced state of docility.

Modifies a noun

• offense: It became a punishable offense to report sick with sunburn.
• offense: Failure to attend jury service is a punishable offense.
• crime: Punishable crime at a pinch ( 7 ) 17.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Speeches ' inciting people to hatred or contempt ' of the king or the government became punishable by death.
• make: Dawa ( founded by Shia clergy in 1968 ) membership was made punishable by death.

Modifying Another Word

not: My regret is that it is not punishable by law.

Preposition: under

law: Even the presence of an oil sheen is punishable under federal law.

Preposition: with

• imprisonment: Failure to comply is an offense punishable with two years imprisonment.
• death: As for anger, it is a murderous disease in its excess, but murder is punishable with death.
• year: The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals and made poaching them punishable with 20 years in prison.

Preposition: by

• imprisonment: Failure to comply with an order would be a contempt of court, punishable by imprisonment or a fine.
• death: The Japanese had always taken a very serious view of stealing, which could be punishable by death even in their own army.
• sentence: In practice this effects people who have been convicted of a criminal offense which is punishable by a prison sentence.
• penalty: Worse still in Sudan homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty.
• law: No party may interfere in a law suit or in matters of justice; such interference shall be a crime punishable by law.
• year: Failure to hand over keys This is an offense punishable by 2 years in prison.