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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Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished, and the free Direct File program is in the crosshairs of GOP lawmakers who are pushing the new Trump administration to take action against it.
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New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Creating an outside militia that can interfere with law enforcement, seeking mass deportations, allowing assaults on police, letting crimes go unpunished and seeking retribution against your opponents.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The international community has long condemned settler violence which has increased in recent years and gone mostly unpunished.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Russia’s unpunished invasion there in 2008 and successful regime change led directly to the invasions of Ukraine.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Creating an outside militia that can interfere with law enforcement, seeking mass deportations, allowing assaults on police, letting crimes go unpunished and seeking retribution against your opponents.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The international community has long condemned settler violence which has increased in recent years and gone mostly unpunished.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Russia’s unpunished invasion there in 2008 and successful regime change led directly to the invasions of Ukraine.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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