IMPUNITY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

impunity

noun

im-ˈpyü-nə-tē

Definition of impunity

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 When union dues are forced, union bosses can ignore workers’ needs and interests with impunity. — Mark Mix, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Hans Ludwig Joseph, the corruption agency’s former head, had raised concerns about the dysfunctional justice system and the near-total impunity surrounding financial crimes in Haiti. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Others are being drawn — sometimes forcibly — into Myanmar's civil war or toward Rohingya militant groups and criminal gangs, which rights advocates say operate with impunity. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 Each of these men is willing and able to save Palestinian lives with their bare hands, even if that means traveling to a place where children are murdered at 600 times the rate in Ukraine, and doctors are targeted with similar impunity. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impunity

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Noun

As a public university, ASU could also assert statutory governmental immunity, a legal doctrine protecting public entities from liability in certain circumstances, including some policy-level decisions.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The state then filed a series of motions to dismiss the suit on immunity grounds.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of immunity

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Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The nation's flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

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Thiel also secured New Zealand citizenship in 2011, receiving a special exemption from the usual residency requirements.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said there could be a homestead exemption or a mechanism that ensures people don’t lose their housing.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exemption

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