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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Exemption

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Numerology

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. Michael Madden:

   Kim Yang Gon had enemies in the leadership who could do something like this without impunity, or at least it being linked directly to them.

2. Ana Gomes:

   The culture of impunity in Malta ... fosters corruption, organized financial criminality and state capture, and it was that culture that created the conditions for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

3. Jamal Khashoggi:

   The promise of accountability was the only check on this guy [ MBS ], now it's gone, when the President of the US goes to this murderer's hometown to appease him, he's not only glossing over his past heinous crimes with stunning impunity but enabling his future ones. It's a wink-wink nudge-nudge to commit the next crime in a cleaner, less messy fashion.

4. Diane Foley:

   I feel that if we don't hold people accountable who directly target and kill our citizens, if this kind of impunity prevails, it will be problematic for us in the future.

5. Martha Lucia Sanchez:

   This is an unparalleled decision that makes it clear that what happened to Correa and other women is not a crime of passion, which only serves to justify the actions of the perpetrator, but is a crime based on gender, it sends a message to society that such crimes don't end in impunity, and gives us a tool with which to get other convictions for femicide in the future, with a maximum prison sentence of 40 years without parole.

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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
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Impunity