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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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America would have such a gigantic advantage if it were impervious to missiles that it could attack with impunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The document called for an "impunity" inquiry to ask how powerful men were able to carry out the alleged behaviour.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

In public forums and interviews, veterans living on the campus have spoken of a culture of impunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic.

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




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