impunity C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #29026 Meanings 1 noun 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. 2 noun exemption from punishment or loss 3 noun Exemption from punishment. Thesaurus Word family Related forms impunitivepunishmentpunitionpunitivepunitively Etymology From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”). Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # impunity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 29026 ## Meanings 1. Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc. 2. exemption from punishment or loss 3. Exemption from punishment. ## Examples - Maternus, a private ſoldier, of a daring boldneſs above his ſtation,[…] plundered with impunity the rich and defenceleſs cities of Gaul and Spain. ## Related Forms - impunitive - punishment - punition - punitive - punitively ## Etymology From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”). ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown