unpunishment

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ punishment.

Noun

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unpunishment (uncountable)

  1. Lack of punishment; failure to punish.
    • 1973, Consent Decree Bills: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law ..., 93-1, on H.R. 9203, H.R. 9947, and S. 782, September 20, 26, 27, and October 3, 1973:
      It is perhaps superfluous to belabor the extent, cost and unpunishment of antitrust crime. It is documentable and undeniable.