Impunity Definition

ĭm-pyo͝onĭ-tē
impunities
noun
Freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Impunity

Noun

Singular:
impunity
Plural:
impunities

Origin of Impunity

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Impunity 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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