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zan iuh nitecahua.

Headword: 
zan iuh nitecahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to let someone go without punishment

Orthographic Variants: 
çaniuhnitecaua, zan iuhnitecaua, zan iuh nitecaua, zan iuh nitecahua
Alonso de Molina: 

zaniuhnitecaua (pret. zaniuh onitecauh.) dexar a alguno sin castigo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 14v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Crime, Punishment