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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
1I2M3P4U5N6I7T8Y

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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