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Word entry · 8 letters

impunity

Best crossword clue

"Without penalty"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/Part of speech nounSorted iimnptuyStarts with IEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Freedom from punishment or harmful consequences.

Word origin

From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).

Used in a sentence

  • Maternus, a private ſoldier, of a daring boldneſs above his ſtation,[…] plundered with impunity the rich and defenceleſs cities of Gaul and Spain.
  • I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.
  • The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity.

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