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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So many fouls have gone unpunished at corner kicks this season.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Rights groups say most similar killings in the region go unpunished.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The key question is whether fraud is widespread, systemic or goes unpunished.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Rights groups say most similar killings in the region go unpunished.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The key question is whether fraud is widespread, systemic or goes unpunished.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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 22 May. 2026.
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