impunity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ === Noun === impunity (countable and uncountable, plural impunities) (countable, law) Exemption from punishment. (uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “impunity”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.