impunity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Exemption from punishment.
  2. Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impunity.wav

Word forms

impunity impunities

Etymology

From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).

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