Synonyms of the word

punishable

• adj. Able to be punished; appropriate for punishment.

guilty

• adj. Responsible for a dishonest act.
• adj. (law) Judged to have committed a crime.
• adj. Having a sense of guilt.
• adj. Blameworthy.
• n. (law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
• n. (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
• n. One who is declared guilty of a crime.

illegal

• adj. Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
• adj. Forbidden by established rules.
• adj. (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent…
• adj. (of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.
• adj. (chiefly US, sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
• n. (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.
• n. An illegal resident spy.

penal

• adj. Of or relating to punishment.
• adj. Subject to punishment; punishable.
• adj. Serving as a place of punishment.