The meaning of IMPUNITY is exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. How to use impunity in a sentence. Did you know?

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 definition: exemption from punishment. See examples of impunity used in a sentence.

Definition of impunity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The impunity enjoyed by important individuals is clearly on another scale, and belongs to another order.

impunity, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm. From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”). He had impunity from the law anyway. Today the …

Jul 18, 2025 · impunity (countable and uncountable, plural impunities) (countable, law) Exemption from punishment. (uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or …

They broke the law with (complete/total) impunity. [=without fear of punishment; very freely and openly] The rioters set fires and looted with impunity.

Impunity refers to the exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. When someone acts with impunity, they do so without fear of retribution, legal consequences, …