amerciable

adjective

Definition of amerciablenext
as in disciplinable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amerciable
  1. chargeable
  2. criminal
  3. reckless
  4. irresponsible
  5. foolish
  6. indictable
  7. illegal
  8. unlawful
Adjective
  • Tea, coffee, and water are available in the buffet during its opening hours, but all other drinks are chargeable, even water in the main dining room.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Post also reported that people familiar with the matter said Hur’s findings are critical of the handling of sensitive documents by Biden and his aides, but that conduct did not rise to the level of chargeable crimes.
    Perry Stein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Definition of chargeable
Adjective
  • Two Anne Arundel County police officers, Corporal K. Schnell and Corporal E. Vasquez, were indicted and issued criminal summonses for Misconduct in Office as a result of the investigation conducted by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
    Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • All four broke with party leaders in Sacramento to support Proposition 36, the criminal justice reform measure that passed with overwhelming support.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • There’s nothing impressive about burning out in the pursuit of reckless expansion.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Anyone who saw the 1939 MGM musical version of The Wizard of Oz has the image of Margaret Hamilton’s tinted skin implanted in his psyche, but Chu’s posing the Barbie-pink fad against arsenic-green’s implications of danger proves reckless.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • Throwing those types of allegations around is irresponsible and silly.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Lower-income individuals in states that have legalized online betting have also been more likely to engage in irresponsible gambling.
    Brian Curcio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of irresponsible
Adjective
  • If he can be had for under $10 million a year, the Yankees would be foolish to not pursue that idea.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • What a degrading finale for Biden’s feeble, forgettable, frequently foolish presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolish
Adjective
  • During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.
    Ken Hughes, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Definition of indictable
Adjective
  • Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.
    Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
Definition of illegal
Adjective
  • Some are called because of incorrect ingredient information on packet labels or unlawful importation, for example.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Currently incarcerated in Utah, YoungBoy faces six charges of possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, as well as charges related to a pattern of unlawful activity stemming from a May 2023 arrest.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of unlawful
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