as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity
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Recent Examples of impunity
Shootings and impunity By the 2000s, Israel’s attacks on journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip grew deadlier.
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Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
In this still-early stage of the AI boom, Silicon Valley, for all its impunity, has chosen not to voice robust ideas about democracy that differ substantively from the whims of a mercurial White House.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Some victims have suffered abuse in home countries where domestic violence is more normalized and they’re used to abusers having impunity, Duberli said.
—Juliana Jiménez J, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Everyone else has now seen Trump become unmoored from accountability — with impunity.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
In this still-early stage of the AI boom, Silicon Valley, for all its impunity, has chosen not to voice robust ideas about democracy that differ substantively from the whims of a mercurial White House.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Some victims have suffered abuse in home countries where domestic violence is more normalized and they’re used to abusers having impunity, Duberli said.
—Juliana Jiménez J, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Everyone else has now seen Trump become unmoored from accountability — with impunity.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impunity
Noun
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The information could include flight logs, names associated with criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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They would be sued into homelessness for naming names, but @RepMTG and I are willing to name names in the House of Representatives under Constitutional 'speech or debate' immunity.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Public Investigator looks into the legal protections and qualifications for emotional support animals in Wisconsin.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In their permit applications, companies cite this reality, often listing financial considerations as the reason for seeking exemptions, Oilfield Witness found.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The other thing that's interesting is there's a case law coming out of the Eleventh Circuit saying that that exemption only applies to a single property, and the problem for the pope is that he's got more than one palace.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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