impunity
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Burris said the experience has given him flashbacks to the period before King’s beating and the subsequent protests over police brutality, when officers felt they could act with impunity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Following Manzo's death, President Sheinbaum vowed "zero impunity" and sent additional troops to Michoacan.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Over the past year, the Epstein files have metastasized into a defining symbol of elite impunity.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The TRRC, which heard harrowing testimony from victims, former security operatives and other witnesses, also called for reparations to be paid to the victims, warning that failure to act risked entrenching impunity.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing impunity
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Scarlet Letter
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