impunity

noun

im-ˈpyü-nə-tē How to pronounce impunity (audio)
Definition of impunitynext
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 The novel also alludes to contemporary examples of violence in the country’s current, democratic system, gesturing to the ways in which brutality persists in Brazil as state and corporate power continue to commit violence with near impunity. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 But this is a story about how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police handled the hanging death of a Black girl in the South, a region where white people publicly lynched Black people with impunity a few generations ago. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Gérald Marie potentially raped dozens of young women between the 1980s and the 2000s, acting with a sense of total impunity and within an utterly intolerable culture of rape. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 An egregious example is the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was established in 2002 to bring powerful perpetrators to justice for committing the world’s worst crimes with impunity. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impunity
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  1. immunity
  2. protection
  3. exemption
Noun
  • The law does not have an explicit guarantee that a trial will not occur, and immunity from lawsuits is a benefit usually reserved for government officials, the court said, agreeing with the 10th Circuit analysis.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Scharf was part of the team that put forth arguments to the Supreme Court in 2024 over whether Presidents should have immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in Office.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of immunity
Noun
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of protection
Noun
  • The supporters of that exemption argue that the cap hamstrings the state’s film incentive by preventing studios from fully monetizing their credits.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, searches using Flock’s system will now require search justification by requiring case codes for all law enforcement searches with an exemption for emergency searches, which will still be reviewed.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exemption

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