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im⋅pu⋅ni⋅ty
/
ɪmˈpyu
nɪ
ti
/
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[
im-
pyoo
-ni-tee
]
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–noun
1.
exemption from punishment.
2.
immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action.
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Origin:
1525–35;
< L
impūnitās,
equiv. to
im-
im-
2
+
pūnitās
punishment (
pūn-
(s. of
punīre
to
punish
) +
-itās
-ity
);
see
punitive
Synonyms:
See
exemption.
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im·pu·ni·ty
(ĭm-pyōō'nĭ-tē)
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
k
w
ei-
1
in Indo-European roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
impunity
1532, from L.
impunitatem
(nom.
impunitas
) "freedom from punishment, omission of punishment," from
impunis
"unpunished, without punishment," from
in-
"not" +
poena
"punishment."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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