Impunity meaning

ĭm-pyo͝o'nĭ-tē
Impunity is defined as freedom from punishment or harm.

When you steal something and you do not go to jail or face any consequences, this is an example of when you steal with impunity.

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Freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
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(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
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Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
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(countable, law) Exemption from punishment.
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Origin of impunity

Latin impūnitās from impūne without punishment in- not in–1 poena penalty (from Greek poinē kwei-1 in Indo-European roots)

Sentence Examples

  • He had impunity from the law anyway.

  • Today the Internet is a lawless society; hackers can break into computers with relative impunity.

  • There was impunity for crimes against humanity by former heads of state.

  • Mr. Bosch is currently in Miami with total impunity.

  • Two weeks later, with apparent impunity, security forces shot dead a young Brazilian electrician on his way to work.

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