unpunished
adjective
un·pun·ished
ˌən-ˈpə-nisht 
: not punished
an unpunished criminal/crime
an offense that should not be allowed to go unpunished
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Increasingly precise laws and regulations shone a bright light on the persistent, unpunished hypocrisy of the privileged.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
An investigation by the USA TODAY Network Ohio bureau found that gruesome dog attacks happen despite warnings, complaints and previous attacks that went unheeded by dog owners and unpunished by the legal system.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Zionist regime must bear in mind that the era of unpunished crimes has ended.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Sadly, that prosecutor found that in these days of bad-faith politics, no good deed goes unpunished.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
An investigation by the USA TODAY Network Ohio bureau found that gruesome dog attacks happen despite warnings, complaints and previous attacks that went unheeded by dog owners and unpunished by the legal system.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Zionist regime must bear in mind that the era of unpunished crimes has ended.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Sadly, that prosecutor found that in these days of bad-faith politics, no good deed goes unpunished.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpunished
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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