impunity

Definitions


[ɪmˈpjuːnɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
(e.g: the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin impunitas, from impunis ‘unpunished’, from in- ‘not’ + poena ‘penalty’ or punire ‘punish’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries