English Dictionary: impunity | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Impunity \Im*pu"ni*ty\, n. [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunit[82]. See {Pain}.] Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is never with impunity defied. --Cowper. The impunity and also the recompense. --Holland. |