as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity
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Recent Examples of impunity
Lawmakers on the now-defunct panel, which included members of both parties, maintain that Trump’s threat to prosecute them aligns him with some of the world’s most notorious criminal dictators, who break laws with impunity and punish anyone who seeks to hold them to account.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
For the liberal-voting public who make up much of the audience for the prestige media, Trump’s impunity to negative stories might seem like a journalism problem.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Mistaking forbearance for weakness, NATO spokespersons have scoffed, contending that since previous provocations elicited no nuclear reaction, the West can cross any and all Russian red lines with impunity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
For the liberal-voting public who make up much of the audience for the prestige media, Trump’s impunity to negative stories might seem like a journalism problem.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Mistaking forbearance for weakness, NATO spokespersons have scoffed, contending that since previous provocations elicited no nuclear reaction, the West can cross any and all Russian red lines with impunity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impunity
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This shift would mark a transformative moment in financial history, as Bitcoin’s unique properties—decentralization, finite supply, and immunity to inflation—challenge the dominance of fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar.Tomer Niv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Yoon has immunity from most criminal prosecution as president, but that doesn’t extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Brave Search is also heavily focused on privacy protections.David Nield, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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There are many tax allowances given, including for personal exemptions, for those over 65, even more for those over 75, and for those with children.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The legislation provides some exemptions from public records disclosure, including for constituent communications.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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