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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The Hall-Mills case may have faded from public memory, but its central injustice still lingers: a brutal crime captivated the nation, yet the guilty went unpunished.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Nearly every crime committed goes unpunished, with an impunity rate of 95%.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
No good deed goes unpunished, but as far as we're concerned, the Wicked: For Good trailer is all reward.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Proposition 36 was inspired by escalating retail theft, including smash-and-grab burglaries, that were virtually unpunished.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Nearly every crime committed goes unpunished, with an impunity rate of 95%.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
No good deed goes unpunished, but as far as we're concerned, the Wicked: For Good trailer is all reward.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Proposition 36 was inspired by escalating retail theft, including smash-and-grab burglaries, that were virtually unpunished.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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