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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Most managers in that situation would have appealed wildly, trying to ensure that the violence against their player did not go unpunished.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
But as aggressors go more or less unpunished, states may increasingly act on territorial claims in murky jurisdictions—those least likely to trigger a significant international response.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Due to the weak security afforded to livestock under cruelty laws, and the fact that these laws differ in states, there are few reports so abusers and owners can continue sometimes unnoticed and unpunished.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Amid the outburst of unrest on campuses across the country, where most agitators went unpunished, Maryland students who are members of a fraternity or sorority were inexplicably targeted.
—Wynn Smiley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
But as aggressors go more or less unpunished, states may increasingly act on territorial claims in murky jurisdictions—those least likely to trigger a significant international response.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Due to the weak security afforded to livestock under cruelty laws, and the fact that these laws differ in states, there are few reports so abusers and owners can continue sometimes unnoticed and unpunished.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Amid the outburst of unrest on campuses across the country, where most agitators went unpunished, Maryland students who are members of a fraternity or sorority were inexplicably targeted.
—Wynn Smiley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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