Impunity (noun)
im-poo-ni-tee
Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Mid 16th century from Latin impunitas, from impunis ‘unpunished’, from in- ‘not’ + poena ‘penalty’ or punire ‘punish’.
Example sentences
“The position just seemed to give him free rein to lie with impunity.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
