escape punishment
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Somewhat uncharacteristically, both Prigozhin and Putin exercised restraint and stepped back from the brink of civil war by agreeing on the compromise deal that allowed Prigozhin to escape punishment.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023
In the meantime, said Larson, higher-ups continued to escape punishment after being accused of misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022
That raises worries North Korea would escape punishment even if it performs a bigger provocation like a nuclear test explosion, which are banned by U.N. resolutions.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
It reconstructs Leamas’s doomed operation even as it shows Guillam 50 years later trying to escape punishment for actions hailed as heroic at the time.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2017
A small percentage included men awaiting court-martial, who joined to escape punishment.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
