Definitions for impunity
ɪmˈpyu nɪ tiim·puni·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impunitynoun

   exemption from punishment or loss

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impunitynoun

   Exemption from punishment.

2. impunitynoun

   Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.

3. Etymology: From impunitas, from impunis without punishment.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impunitynoun

   Freedom from punishment; exemption from punishment.

   Etymology: impunité, Fr. impunitas, Latin.

   In the condition of subjects they will gladly continue, as long as they may be protected and justly governed, without oppression on the one side, or impunity on the other. Davies.

   A general impunity would confirm them; for the vulgar will never be brought to believe, that there is a crime where they see no penalty. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   Men, potent in the commonwealth, will employ their ill-gotten influence towards procuring impunity, or extorting undue favours for themselves or dependents. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impunity

   Impunity is avoidance of punishment, loss, or other negative consequences for an action. In the international law of human rights, impunity is failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims' right to justice and redress. Impunity is especially common in countries that lack a tradition of the rule of law, suffer from corruption or that have entrenched systems of patronage, or where the judiciary is weak or members of the security forces are protected by special jurisdictions or immunities. Impunity is sometimes considered a form of denialism of historical crimes.

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1. impunity

   Impunity is the exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. It often refers to situations in which a person or organization is able to engage in certain actions without facing any negative consequences or penalties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Impunitynoun

   exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

2. Etymology: [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunit. See Pain.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Impunity

   Impunity means "exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines". In the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims' right to justice and redress. Impunity is especially common in countries that lack a tradition of the rule of law, suffer from corruption or that have entrenched systems of patronage, or where the judiciary is weak or members of the security forces are protected by special jurisdictions or immunities. The amended Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity, submitted to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on 8 February 2005, defines impunity as: The First Principle of that same document states that: Truth and reconciliation commissions are frequently established by nations emerging from periods marked by human rights violations – coups d'état, military dictatorships, civil wars, etc. – in order to cast light on the events of the past. While such mechanisms can assist in the ultimate prosecution of crimes and punishment of the guilty, they have often been criticised for perpetuating impunity by enabling violators to seek protection of concurrently adopted amnesty laws.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impunity

   im-pūn′i-ti, n. freedom or safety from punishment: exemption from injury or loss. [Fr.,—L. impunitat-em—in, not, pœna, punishment.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impunity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impunity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of impunity in a Sentence

1. Lloyd Austin:

   As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing, no group will strike our troops with impunity.

2. Survival International:

   The Indians are more vulnerable now than they have been for years, as they’re now at the mercy of thousands of loggers and goldminers who are massing on their borders, or actually invading with impunity, only a global outcry can prevent more Indians from being killed.

3. Sofronio Bancud:

   No priest, and no human being for that matter, deserves to be killed with utter brutality, disrespect and impunity, to kill a priest then, for whatever motive or cause, is not only unChristian and inhuman ; it is also un-Filipino.

4. Robin Kniech:

   This whole discussion is about policy and culture, you can have a great use-of-force policy, but if you have a culture of impunity, it doesn't work.

5. Marco Rubio:

   My belief that if you're Bashar al-Assad and you read that it is no longer a priority of the United States to have you removed from power, I believe that that is an incentive to act with impunity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impunity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impunity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impunity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impunity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impunity
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=impunity
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=impunity