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unpunishment

unpunishment noun: lack of punishment; failure to punish.

Noun

unpunishment (uncountable)

  1. Lack of punishment; failure to punish.
    • It is perhaps superfluous to belabor the extent, cost and unpunishment of antitrust crime. It is documentable and undeniable.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

Origin of unpunishment

From un- + punishment.

Questions about unpunishment

What does unpunishment mean?
Unpunishment means lack of punishment; failure to punish.
What part of speech is unpunishment?
Unpunishment is a noun.

Words near unpunishment in the dictionary

  1. unpunishably
  2. unpunished
  3. unpunishedly
  4. unpunishing
  5. unpunishingly
  6. unpunishment
  7. unpunisht
  8. unpunitive
  9. unpunk
  10. unpupylated
  11. unpurchasability

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