punishable (liable to punishment)/ responsible for one's acts/ answerable at law
One who may be punished for his deeds. Fit to stand trial in criminal law or legal process that may lead to punishment.
(“And this minor, since he himself is not subject to punishment (for he is a minor, and therefore he himself is not liable to punishment).”— Nazir 57b)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בַּר עוֹנְשִׁין
Definition (Hebrew)
מִי שֶׁנִּתָּן לְהַעֲנִישׁ אוֹתוֹ עַל מַעֲשָׂיו. כָּשִׁיר לַעֲמֹד לְדִין פְּלִילִי אוֹ הֲלִיךְ מִשְׁפָּטִי שֶׁעָלוּל לְהָבִיא לַעֲנִישָׁה.
("וְהַאי קָטָן הוֹאִיל וְהוּא גּוּפֵהּ לָאו בַּר עֻנְשִׁין הוּא(וְהוּא קָטָן הוֹאִיל וְהוּא עַצְמוֹ אֵינוֹ בַּר עוֹנְשִׁין)"-נָזִיר נז ע"ב)