1609. Bible (Douay), Deut. xxiv., comm. Nothing … can loose the band of Mariage … unconsummate, but death, or solemne vow in an approved rule of religion.
a. 1643. W. Cartwright, Siege, III. i. I cannot then retire me from the sin, Though I do leave the action unconsummate.
1702. S. Parker, trans. Cicero’s De Finibus, III. 196. Whatever Action bears the Name of a Compleat Good one is a Duty perform’d, as there is also Duty Unconsummate.
1868. Browning, Ring & Bk., IX. 421. The unconsummate blow, Adroitly baulked by her.
