impunity

Example Sentences

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"They must not be allowed to act with impunity."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

They want to break the law with impunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The central question: Will there ever come a time when justice will prevail — and impunity will recede — in cases of Mexican journalists targeted by organized crime, corrupt politicians and others?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Yet the institution he has helped consolidate may well remain: a durable culture of impunity in which violations no longer trigger correction, but, instead, set the new rules of the game.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Esteban Trueba was stronger, and he had impunity.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende