impunity

/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ · noun

Meaning

Exemption from punishment.
Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

exemption(English)lawlessness(English)pardon(English)scot-free(English)unaccountability(English)penalty(English)punishment(English)retribution(English)pretrial(English)perpetrators(English)abuses(English)amnesty(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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