Impunity

//ɪmˈpjuːnɪti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Exemption from punishment. countable
  2. 2
    exemption from punishment or loss wordnet
  3. 3
    Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc. uncountable

    "Maternus, a private ſoldier, of a daring boldneſs above his ſtation,[…] plundered with impunity the rich and defenceleſs cities of Gaul and Spain."

Synonyms

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amnestyexemptionimmunityindemnitystay

Antonyms

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punity

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"No one attacks me with impunity."

Etymology

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

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