unpenalizedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːnəlʌɪzd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːnl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛnəˌlaɪzd/, /ˌənˈpɛnlˌaɪzd/, /ˌənˈpinəˌlaɪzd/, /ˌənˈpinlˌaɪzd/ Originally and chiefly Sport.
Not penalized; not subject to a penalty or punishment.
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1851 Notts. Guardian 17 July 8/3 I warned the public at the time of the scrape into which they would get were they to back the mare unpenalised, as her disqualification was, to my mind, patent and inevitable.
1862 A. Robins Present Position Liberal Party xiii. 456 He can, unpenalised, deplore the failure of a policy that he never meant should succeed.
1908 Automotor Jrnl. 22 Feb. 244/1 For both trials.., a few unpenalised minutes are allowed each day for starting the engine.
1965 Econ. Devel. & Cultural Change 14 52 The State Bank has not gone unpenalized for its part in the destruction of the security market.
2010 K. Billerbeck Perfectly Dateless xiii. 179 The illegal handball that gave Argentina an unpenalized goal and, ultimately, the World Cup. It's soccer legend.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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