Punishable act, in law. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTEMPT Punishable act, in law. (8)
7% LEGALITY Lawfulness (8) Universal Oct 9, 2025
7% POETICJUSTICE Fitting punishment (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
7% SENTENCE Judicial punishment (8) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
7% DETENTION School punishment (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 18, 2025
7% SLAPONTHEWRIST Hand out punishment? (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
7% ORDER Law and __ (5) Commuter Aug 16, 2025
7% HOLDINGPENALTY Football punishment (14) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
7% OFFENCE An act punishable by law (7) (7)
6% ENACT Make into law (5) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
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