\Pun"ish*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. punissable.]
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.
-- {Pun"ish*a*ble*ness}, n.