The phrase "absence of consequences" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where actions do not lead to any repercussions or outcomes.
Example: "The absence of consequences for his actions led to a culture of irresponsibility within the organization."
Alternatives: "lack of repercussions" or "no consequences present".
I was amazed at the absence of consequences.
No wonder those who witnessed the frauds and bailouts and absence of consequences in 2008 and 2009 are having déjà vu all over again.
The reasons range from basic expediency, as in the pledge to provide five days of public review for legislation before The President signs it into law; to strategy, as in the White House decision to nix Obama's promise of televised health care deliberations; to an absence of consequences, since there are so few sources of sustained scrutiny for these dry issues.
In the absence of consequences procurement officers became accustomed to the process of reporting and the lack of further investigation into any poor performance.
We suggest that VTG expression may be interpreted as a warning of reproductive consequences, but absence of expression cannot be interpreted as absence of consequences.
While the overall clinical presentation of the patients (severe short stature, microcephaly, gonadal failure) generally conforms with what is expected for the defect of a critical non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) DNA repair factor, the absence of consequence on the proper development of the immune system is rather surprising, given the role of NHEJ in V(D J recombination.
C.E.O.s and corporate boards do respond to moral suasion and bad publicity, even in the absence of legal consequences.
Mr. Levy said many Web sites' security audits were not thorough enough to find problems -- a situation he attributed to the absence of severe consequences for failure to maintain tight security.
A general absence of legal consequences in case of non-compliance with the information duty is the wrong signal for companies who take their responsibility seriously, phase out SVHCs in their articles, and respond to all consumer requests.
It is quite human of us to be somewhat removed from the vast array of social justice concerns in this world when there is an absence of immediate consequences or a foreseen potential impact on our own lives.
He was critical of Shepherd's arc, however, and on the absence of severe consequences for Stevens having cut the LVAD wire, an action he called "insane and dangerous".
