Illegal
Illegal adjective - Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
Usage example: an illegal chess move
Punishable and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punishable" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Punishable
Punishable adjective - Subject to punishment by law.
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Synonyms for Punishable
Illegal and punishable are semantically related. You can use "Illegal" instead an adjective "Punishable".
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Related pairs
- dirty and illegal
- dirty and punishable
- dishonest and illegal
- dishonest and punishable
- fraudulent and illegal
- fraudulent and punishable
- illegitimate and illegal
- illegitimate and punishable
- unlawful and illegal
- unlawful and punishable
- illicit and illegal
- illicit and punishable
- criminal and illegal
- criminal and punishable
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A Running Gag in the forums and the podcast is that saying his real name is illegal and punishable by being hit by a flaming papaya.
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One of the historical Patricians of Ankh-Morpork, Olaf Quimby II, manifested a particularly intense version of this as part of the inevitable madness that afflicted all past Patricians; he made metaphor and hyperbole illegal and punishable by death.
Source: Literature / Discworld - While there are laws that make Holocaust denial illegal and punishable in Germany, it is actually considered a special case of hate speech, even without making any statements about the victims.
Source: Thoughtcrime
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