Impunity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Impunity is a noun meaning (countable, law) Exemption from punishment.
Meaning
(countable, law) Exemption from punishment.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
Example Sentences
The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity.
It said that Russian troops were massing at the border and preparing strikes on Ukraine with impunity.
I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.
[...] and the rebuilding of Birmingham New Street with its Taurus Bar ("where one for the road - the railroad - can be taken with impunity").
Word Forms
- impunities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exemption, lawlessness, pardon, scot-free, unaccountability, penalty.
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