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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Every time the wrong person is locked up, the real criminal goes unpunished.
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Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the violence will not go unpunished.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, and Sharif said those behind the killing of innocent civilians will not go unpunished.
—Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
No good deed goes unpunished for election workers in North Carolina.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the violence will not go unpunished.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, and Sharif said those behind the killing of innocent civilians will not go unpunished.
—Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
No good deed goes unpunished for election workers in North Carolina.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunished. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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