impunity
exemption from punishment.
immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action.
Origin of impunity
1synonym study For impunity
Words that may be confused with impunity
- immunity, impunity
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How to use impunity in a sentence
They’ve tasted better now and aren’t likely to accept a return to a culture of impunity for sellers and manufacturers of fake goods and contaminated food.
That he shouts this down the street at the marauding policeman’s retreating back, who strides away with self-satisfied impunity, drives home the fact that this isn’t any other restaurant.
A Restaurateur Reluctantly Becomes a Civil Rights Leader in Steve McQueen’s Brilliant ‘Mangrove’ | Joshua David Stein | December 2, 2020 | EaterAs the superintendent of Southwestern College, I was hired by a concerned Governing Board to move the college culture from impunity to accountability, disrespect to respect, inequity to equity and silos to student-centeredness.
Southwestern College Continues Tackling Its Issues Head-On | Kindred Murillo | October 22, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe decision to take youth sports teams on the road allows teams to skirt state rules with relative impunity — as long as no one gets sick.
Sports Could Be the Latest Inequity Front for Kids as More Teams Travel to Arizona | Ashly McGlone | October 21, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAt the same time, the public health department recently announced a plan to overhaul inspections by fostering a more collaborative relationship between facilities and their overseers, a change that critics argue would lead to nursing home impunity.
Confirmed Nursing Home Complaints Plummet During Pandemic | Jared Whitlock | August 25, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
It would inject a threat of accountability into power, and upend the impunity wartime leaders had operated under for years.
Once again he could throw his fastball for strikes with impunity--for six or seven innings at least.
During exercises, it has shown itself in exercises to be able to fly inside enemy territory with near impunity.
$70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War | Dave Majumdar | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCameras show the gunmen roaming the mall, shooting and killing with impunity.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath | Nina Strochlic | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was arrogant,” he says, adding, “If you go along with the status quo in South Carolina, you can break the law with impunity.
T-Rav: The Reality TV Star Running for Senate in South Carolina | Patricia Murphy | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are some houses into which one can never enter with impunity, from the want of due ventilation.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHe said very truly that long impunity had introduced universal laxity, and had made conspiracy the most attractive of occupations.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellFood that one patient could eat with impunity brought out a beautiful eczema or urticaria on another patient.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawWidows and orphans well remember the impunity given to the assassins of their loved ones in the name of "concord."
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiHe was remitted to Bedlam, and became an awful warning that God will not always be insulted with impunity.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
British Dictionary definitions for impunity
/ (ɪmˈpjuːnɪtɪ) /
exemption or immunity from punishment or recrimination
exemption or immunity from unpleasant consequences: a successful career marked by impunity from early mistakes
with impunity
with no unpleasant consequences
with no care or heed for such consequences
Origin of impunity
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