no penalty
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- forgivenGranted mercy for wrongdoing
- unpunishedLacking deserved consequences
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
waived · excused · reprieve · leniency · mercy · clemency · absolved · off the hook · scot-free · acquitted · cleared · let go · no charge · freebie · grace period · mulligan · do-over · second chance
consequence severity
no penaltypenalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
death penalty · punishment · fine · capital punishment · sanction
legal/regulatory status
no penaltycriminal offense
Unlawful act prosecutable by state
illegal · prohibited · fineable · sanctionable · prosecutable
legal/formal judgment
no penaltyguilty verdict
Court's culpability determination
conviction · condemnation · sentence · liable · penalized