IMPUNITY


Meaning of IMPUNITY in English

/ ɪmˈpjuːnəti; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal , disapproving ) if a person does sth bad with impunity , they do not get punished for what they have done

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin impunitas , from impunis unpunished, from in- not + poena penalty or punire punish.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.