im·pu·ni·ty
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| 1. | exemption from punishment. |
| 2. | immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action. |
[Origin: 1525–35; < L impūnitās, equiv. to im- im-2 + pūnitās punishment (pūn- (s. of punīre to punish) + -itās -ity); see punitive
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] —Synonyms See exemption.
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n. pl. im·pu·ni·ties Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm. [Latin impūnitās, from impūne, without punishment : in-, not; see in-1 + poena, penalty (from Greek poinē; see kwei-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
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impunity
1532, from L. impunitatem (nom. impunitas) "freedom from punishment, omission of punishment," from impunis "unpunished, without punishment," from in- "not" + poena "punishment."
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| impunity | |
noun | |
| exemption from punishment or loss |
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Impunity
Im*pu"ni*ty\, n. [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunit['e]. See Pain.] Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is never with impunity defied. --Cowper. The impunity and also the recompense. --Holland.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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