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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But this is not the sort of series that will leave evil unpunished or afflict the good with senseless tragedy.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Astor in particular struggled to come out of their shell, even conceding a couple of big chances which went unpunished.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Allowing former regime figures to go unpunished—except for some of the worst offenders in Ben Ali’s inner circle—also created unanticipated difficulties.
—Sarah Feuer, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2017
No good deed goes unpunished, though, and the more notoriety Olive receives, the more her classmates are determined to take her down.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Astor in particular struggled to come out of their shell, even conceding a couple of big chances which went unpunished.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Allowing former regime figures to go unpunished—except for some of the worst offenders in Ben Ali’s inner circle—also created unanticipated difficulties.
—Sarah Feuer, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2017
No good deed goes unpunished, though, and the more notoriety Olive receives, the more her classmates are determined to take her down.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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