1.   Lying in court is a punishable offense.

2.   And that, alas, is not a punishable offense.

3.   Adultery is a punishable offense in the military.

4.   But once here, some of the settlers decreed that refusal of individuals to attend church on Sunday was an offense punishable by incarceration.

5.   Failure to secure police permission would become a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison.

6.   Fraternization between enlisted personnel and officers is prohibited in the military and is a punishable offense.

7.   In another measure, not denouncing crime or its perpetrators will become an offense punishable by law.

8.   In fact, she added, rape did not have to be perpetrated in time of war to be a punishable offense.

9.   In the first place, arrogance and greed have never exactly been punishable offenses in NFL circles.

10.   It also would change federal sentencing guidelines to make murder punishable by life in prison or the death penalty and rape or sexual offenses punishable by life in prison.