Does the word "castigable" exist?

Question

Can't find it in this dictionary but it sounds familiar.

Answer 1

I suspect that the real question is "how would you translate punishable" in which case the dictionary, right here, says:

adjetivo1. Punible, digno de castigo, sujeto a castigo por la ley.

On the other hand "castigable" sounds as if it should exist so why not give it a whirl?

Answer 2

"técnicamente" no existe la palabra castigable.

Aviso La palabra castigable no está en el Diccionario.

In any case, if this is law inforcement, the word punible would be used, at least in Spain.

We use castigable sometimes colloquially.

How interesting! From what I can find, it could be one of those "specialty" words, that it's not in the RAE, but does appear in other dictionaries. It appears that the word is accepted as an equivalent to "punishable" in at least some Law dictionaries. - Gekkosan, MAY 19, 2010

Answer 3

Se tienden a crear lógicamente y son adejetivos válidos -able:

• comerciar>comerciable
• adorar>adorable
• confortar>confortable

Sin embargo muchos otros simplemente no existen en el diccionario aunque de repente alguien puede crearlos siguiendo la misma lógica.

• volar>volable
• caminar>caminable

Answer 4

HIi lovisa, the correct word is punible

Welcome to the forum

punible...castigable... :) You know, regionalisms! :) - mountaingirl123, MAY 19, 2010

Answer 5

Yes, that is it... "crimen castigable por pena de muerte" - crime punishable by the death penalty.