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单词 unpunishment
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unpunishmentn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌnᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpənɪʃmənt/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and punishment n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix1, punishment n.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + punishment n., originally after classical Latin impūnitāt-, impūnitās impunity n.
Now rare.
Exemption from punishment; impunity.In quot. 2012 with allusion to the title of Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun]
freedomeOE
freeshiplOE
exemptionc1380
immunityc1384
unpunishmentc1450
impunity1532
faculty1533
licence1551
vacuitya1620
c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 245 For þei supposen þat [suche] sufferaunce, Or vnponyschement of cursedhede [L. impunitatem scelerum], Schulde euery man to wilfulnesse avaunce.
?1549 G. Joye Contrarye sig. Bviiiv Then might he haue so iustelye stretched forthe his penne to haue payned the defence of Adulterers and made so many arguments for their vnpunishment in so counselling the Magistrates.
a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 335 Yet eftsoons they be so hauwtiff with power, riches and unpunishment.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongestraftheydt, vnpunishment, or Impunity.
1683 L. Milbourne Originals of Rebellion 23 Embroil the State and Church disorders shall escape unpunishment.
2012 F. Roasario-Braid et al. (title) Crimes and unpunishment: the killing of Filipino journalists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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