impunity
[ im-pyoo-ni-tee ]
/ ɪmˈpyu nɪ ti /
noun
exemption from punishment.
immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action.
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Origin of impunity
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impunity
/ (ɪmˈpjuːnɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
exemption or immunity from punishment or recrimination
exemption or immunity from unpleasant consequencesa successful career marked by impunity from early mistakes
with impunity
- with no unpleasant consequences
- with no care or heed for such consequences
Word Origin for impunity
C16: from Latin impūnitās freedom from punishment, from impūnis unpunished, from im- (not) + poena punishment
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impunity
1530s, from Middle French impunité (14c.) and directly from Latin impunitatem (nominative impunitas) "freedom from punishment, omission of punishment," also "rashness, inconsideration," from impunis "unpunished, without punishment," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + poena "punishment" (see penal).
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