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Meaning of "unpunished" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPUNISHED

unpunished  [ʌnˈpʌnɪʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPUNISHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpunished is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPUNISHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unpunished in the English dictionary

The definition of unpunished in the dictionary is not receiving or having received a penalty or sanction as punishment for any crime or offence.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPUNISHED


astonished
əˈstɒnɪʃt
burnished
ˈbɜːnɪʃt
comfortably-furnished
ˌkʌmftəblɪˈfɜːnɪʃt
diminished
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
finished
ˈfɪnɪʃt
furnished
ˈfɜːnɪʃt
overfinished
ˌəʊvəˈfɪnɪʃt
ready-furnished
ˌrɛdɪˈfɜːnɪʃt
semifinished
ˌsɛmɪˈfɪnɪʃt
tarnished
ˈtɑːnɪʃt
unadmonished
ˌʌnədˈmɒnɪʃt
unburnished
ʌnˈbɜːnɪʃt
undiminished
ˌʌndɪˈmɪnɪʃt
unfinished
ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt
unfurnished
ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt
ungarnished
ʌnˈɡɑːnɪʃt
unreplenished
ˌʌnrɪˈplɛnɪʃt
untarnished
ʌnˈtɑːnɪʃt
unvarnished
ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt
vanished
ˈvænɪʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPUNISHED

unpublicized
unpublishable
unpublished
unpucker
unpulled
unpunctual
unpunctuality
unpunctuated
unpunishable
unpunishably
unpurchasable
unpurchaseable
unpurchased
unpurely
unpurged
unpurified
unpurposed
unpurse
unpursued
unpurvaide

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPUNISHED

accomplished
anguished
cherished
dished
distinguished
established
famished
half-finished
impoverished
in the shed
long-established
malnourished
perished
polished
unblemished
undistinguished
unpolished
unpublished
well-established
well-furnished
well-nourished

Synonyms and antonyms of unpunished in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unpunished» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPUNISHED

Find out the translation of unpunished to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unpunished from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unpunished» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逍遥法外
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impunes
570 millions of speakers

English

unpunished
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्दोष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دون عقاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безнаказанными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impune
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাস্তি দেত্তয়া হয় হাই এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impuni
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dihukum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbestraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

罰せられない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처벌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanpa paukuman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không bị trừng phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிவருவதில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezalandırılmamış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impuniti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezkarne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безкарними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepedepsite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμώρητοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongestraf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ostraffade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ustraffet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpunished

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPUNISHED»

The term «unpunished» is regularly used and occupies the 67.806 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPUNISHED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpunished» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpunished» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpunished

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNPUNISHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unpunished.
1
John Conyers
It is distressing to me that we live in an age in which we still must fight to protect our civil rights as Americans, in which a hate crime perpetrated against someone based their sexual orientation can go unpunished, and in which discrimination is being written into our laws.
2
Bob Filner
We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.
3
Clare Boothe Luce
No good deed goes unpunished.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPUNISHED»

Discover the use of unpunished in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpunished and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unpunished
Unpunished is a story about, love, abuse, sex, betrayal, deceit, mental illness, murder and the unknown.
D.d.k., 2012
2
Murder Unpunished: How the Aryan Brotherhood Murdered ...
Murder Unpunished tells how societyÕs most outrageous criminals ran the prison through gang violence as outside the walls Arizona struggled to outgrow its Wild West past.
Thornton W. Price, 2005
3
Kindness Goes Unpunished
He's willing to pull out all the stops to find Cady's attacker and show the big city that this old-timer has a few moves left in his saddlebag of tricks 'Johnson's pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps' Entertainment Weekly
Craig Johnson, 2013
4
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished: The Third Rule of Scoundrels
A rogue ruined .
Sarah MacLean, 2013
5
No Deed Unpunished
Good or evil, reward or punishment, justice or revenge, who decides? Today we have laws, people sworn to enforce those laws and a legal system which decides the guilt or innocence of an individual and the manner of punishment.
Richard Anders, 2011
6
The Hannaria Series: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
While scrambling to protect their human allies on Earth, Jernard and his family race to gather evidence against another Hannarian who is intent on killing them--and who has been manipulating the EIP to accomplish his larger goals.
Patricia Gilliam, 2010
7
Waiting for Justice: Unpunished Crimes from Nepal's Armed ...
At war and at peace -- History of impunity -- Complaints filed, but no response -- De jure impunity -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgements.
Charu Lata Hogg, 2008
8
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished is the story of three businessmen whose personal needs and desires bring them together in a plan of massive corporate fraud and embezzlement as one misdeed, unchecked, leads to another and then another.
Bob Kellegrew, 2005
9
Land of Giants: Where No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
See for yourself why Steve's readers love him and his targets wish he were almost anywhere else.
Steve Lopez, 1995
10
The Wicked Will Not Go Unpunished:
The Wicked Shall Not Go Unpunished Everyone has power to choose his or her sins but nobody has power to choose consequences of those sins.
Dr. D. K. Olukoya, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPUNISHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpunished is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How slavery and murder goes unpunished on the high seas
The global economy and our daily lives have become increasingly dependent on shipping, as millions of ships carry roughly 90 percent of the world's goods. «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
2
No good deed goes unpunished
IT BEGAN with some marshmallows. In the 1960s Walter Mischel, a psychologist then working at Stanford University, started a series of experiments on young ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
Real journalism never goes unpunished in Turkey
“No good deed goes unpunished” may sound like a cliché, but sometimes clichés should not be underestimated since they are born out of experience. In Turkey ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
4
NBC Dumps Trump, But Univision's Trump-Slashing Exec Unpunished
NBC Dumps Trump, But Univision's Trump-Slashing Exec Unpunished. By Tim Graham | June 29, 2015 | 11:01 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. shares. «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
5
No Good Patriot Goes Unpunished in Colombia
Alfonso Plazas Vega is a retired Colombian army colonel and a former director of Colombia's antinarcotics office. He is serving a 30-year sentence for the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
6
Does No Good Deed Go Unpunished on Game of Thrones?
Does No Good Deed Go Unpunished on Game of Thrones? By Sean T. Collins. Despite what it seems like, Game of Thrones is not a nihilistic series. «Vulture, Jun 15»
7
Spring Branch Parents Claim Cyberbully Went Unpunished By District
The parents of a Spring Branch girl claim their daughter was blackmailed by a cyberbully and their school district refuses to punish the student responsible. «MyFox Houston, May 15»
8
Cases Of Cheating Likely To Go Unpunished At University Of Sydney
Cases Of Cheating Likely To Go Unpunished At University Of Sydney ... a lot of students who used MyMaster to cheat will likely go undetected and unpunished. «Pedestrian TV, Apr 15»
9
Racist Email at U of Md. Goes Unpunished; President Defends …
Racist Email at U of Md. Goes Unpunished; President Defends Vulgar Language as Free Speech. The University of Maryland president noted that while he ... «The Root, Apr 15»
10
Mark visits attacked Benue community, vows perpetrators will not go …
All those involved in these barbaric killings must not go unpunished. Government will not tolerate this and all the security networks would be deployed to fish out ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Mar 15»

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