impunity
noun/ɪmˈpjuːnəti/
/ɪmˈpjuːnəti/
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)- the fact of not getting punished for something
- with impunity They continue to break the law with impunity.
- Those involved in such attacks often enjoy complete impunity.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin impunitas, from impunis ‘unpunished’, from in- ‘not’ + poena ‘penalty’ or punire ‘punish’.Definitions on the go
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