impunity
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impunity
- /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/
Where it comes from
From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).
noun impunities
- Exemption from punishment.
- Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc. Maternus, a private ſoldier, of a daring boldneſs above his ſtation,[…] plundered with impunity the rich and defenceleſs cities of Gaul and Spain.
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Closest in meaning: exemption, lawlessness, pardon, scot-free, unaccountability, penalty, punishment, retribution, acquittal, unpunished, wanton, immunity, indemnity, freedom, license, privilege
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noun exemption from punishment
| Español | impunidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 刑事免責 keiji menseki |
| 中文 | 不受懲罰性 /不受惩罚性 bú shòu chéngfá xìng, 免罰 /免罚 miǎnfá, 免於罪責 /免于罪责 miǎn yú zuìzé, 免於責罰 /免于责罚 miǎn yú zéfá, 免於懲罰 /免于惩罚 miǎn yú chéngfá, 免於懲戒 /免于惩戒 miǎn yú chéngjiè |
| Português | impunidade |
| Français | impunité |
| Deutsch | Straflosigkeit, Straffreiheit |
| Русский | освобожде́ние от наказа́ния osvoboždénije ot nakazánija, ненаказу́емость nenakazújemostʹ |
noun freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
| Español | impunidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有罪不罰 /有罪不罚 yǒuzuìbùfá, 有罪不訴 /有罪不诉 yǒuzuìbùsù, 有責不究 /有责不究 yǒuzébùjiū |
| Português | impunidade, imunidade |
| Français | impunité |
| Deutsch | Straflosigkeit |
| Italiano | impunità |
| Ελληνικά | ατιμωρησία atimorisía |
| Русский | безнака́занность beznakázannostʹ |
Talk about this word "impunity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impunity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impunity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impunity "impunity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impunity.Cite this
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title = {impunity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impunity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
