Difference between Illegal and Punishable

ILLEGAL vs PUNISHABLE: NOUN

Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Prohibited by official rules.
Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer.
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Forbidden by established rules
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
Prohibited by law.

Liable to or deserving punishment
Subject to punishment by law
Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.
Able to be punished; appropriate for punishment.

Not legal; contrary to law; unlawful; illicit: as, an illegal act; illegal commerce.
Synonyms Illegal, Felonious, etc. (See criminal.) Unlawful, Illegitimate, etc. (See lawful.)

(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
Deserving punishment; liable to punishment; capable of being punished by right or law: applied to persons or conduct.

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Culpable, Criminal, Blameworthy, Subject, Penalty, Wrongful, Liable, Condemnable, Sentence, Prosecutable, Criminalized, Unlawful, Penal, Guilty, Illegal

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Culpable, Criminal, Blameworthy, Subject, Penalty, Wrongful, Liable, Condemnable, Sentence, Prosecutable, Criminalized, Unlawful, Penal, Guilty, Illegal

Osuna talked about the problems of illegal immigration, including the recent police beating of several illegal immigrants.
Illegal Drugs: Any person suspected with or caught using illegal drugs before departure will not be allowed on the ride.
Notably, California has a general whistleblower protection statute that protects employees who disclose illegal activity or refuse to participate in illegal activities.
For instance, a contract may be considered illegal if it involves the sale and delivery of illegal narcotics.
You may not use your Debit Card for illegal online gambling or any other illegal transaction.
Buy narcotics or illegal goods and sell them wherever they are illegal to make huge profits.
Illegal drug use includes more than just illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, or heroin.
Officers may seize any other illegal items found during the search, such as illegal narcotics.
Fair Lending or Other Illegal Credit Practices Review We found no evidence of illegal discrimination or other illegal credit practices.
If something is illegal somewhere, it must be illegal everywhere.

Concubinage is punishable under the Revised Penal Code.
That means it is punishable by fine only.
It is punishable in accordance with these laws.
Any violation of the Decalogue: punishable by death.
Rape is prohibited and punishable by hard labor.
Any violation of this is punishable by death.
Offences were divided into two categories, namely, those punishable by definitely fixed penalties and those punishable by penalties not definitely fixed.
Traffic Violations are offenses that are punishable by a fine, but that are not punishable by a term of imprisonment.
Intercourse between males is punishable by the death penalty, and intercourse between females is punishable by flogging.
By definition, an infraction is punishable by fines only, and a misdemeanor is punishable by jail time in addition to fines.