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nonpunishment

nonpunishment noun: absence of punishment; failure to punish.

Noun

nonpunishment (uncountable)

  1. Absence of punishment; failure to punish.

Origin of nonpunishment

From non- + punishment.

Questions about nonpunishment

What does nonpunishment mean?
Nonpunishment means absence of punishment; failure to punish.
What part of speech is nonpunishment?
Nonpunishment is a noun.

Words near nonpunishment in the dictionary

  1. nonpunctuation
  2. nonpuncturable
  3. nonpungent
  4. nonpunishable
  5. nonpunishing
  6. nonpunishment
  7. nonpunitive
  8. nonpunitively
  9. nonpupillary
  10. nonpurchasable
  11. nonpurchase

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