Unpunished
[ʌn'pʌnɪʃt]
Definition
(adj.) not punished; 'would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished?' .
Editor: Maggie--From WordNet
Examples
- For if the righteous are only unpunished, still they have no further reward, while the wicked may be unpunished and have the pleasure of sinning too. Plato. The Republic.
- It was a time of confusion, of brigandage, of crimes unpunished and universal insecurity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Most men do a little regret and resent their good deeds, and find a secret satisfaction in their unpunished bad ones. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What shall he profit, if his injustice be undetected and unpunished? Plato. The Republic.
- Let the guilty man go unpunished. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Maggie