unprosecuted

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adjective

Not prosecuted

“We are investigating several unprosecuted offenses from the past.”

OriginEnglish prosecuted ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveunprosecuted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot prosecuted

    We are investigating several unprosecuted offenses from the past.

    1 more example

    Palestinians inside of Israel do not enjoy full citizenship and are sitting ducks for attacks by Israelis that go unprosecuted.

    2009 January 3, “The Plight of the Israelis, or Palestinians, or Both”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishprosecuted
  9. Englishunprosecuted

From un- + prosecuted.

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Cite this entry
APA

unprosecuted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecuted

MLA

“unprosecuted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecuted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unprosecuted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecuted.

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