impunity
noun
[ ɪmˈpjuːnɪti ]
• exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
• "the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings"
Similar:
immunity,
indemnity,
exemption from punishment,
freedom from punishment,
exemption,
non-liability,
licence,
amnesty,
dispensation,
pardon,
reprieve,
stay of execution,
exoneration,
privilege,
special treatment,
favouritism,
carte blanche,
unpunished,
with no ill consequences,
with no ill effects,
without being punished,
without punishment,
scot-free,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin impunitas, from impunis ‘unpunished’, from in- ‘not’ + poena ‘penalty’ or punire ‘punish’.
