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In which short story does the narrator say, "I must not only punish but punish with impunity"?

impunity

[im-pyoo-ni-tee] / ɪmˈpju nɪ ti /


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"Our demand is that this not be the end of the trials... In the new Syria, there will be no impunity from this day forward."

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"His return with complete impunity and without punishment for those crimes is a tremendous slap in the face to the victims," legal analyst Joaquin Mejia told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The two Persian Gulf states have relatively small air forces, armed with U.S. and European jets, but didn’t want to let Tehran continue to hit them with impunity, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

“But surely,” said she, “I may enter his county with impunity, and rob it of a few petrified spars without his perceiving me.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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