impunity
Example Sentences
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Amnesty said responses by security forces were often delayed and perpetrators were not being held to account "fuelling a sense of impunity and marginalisation within communities".
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
"In practice, this means that genetic resources originating in developing countries can be accessed, commercialised, and exploited with complete impunity," the letter said.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
"He acted with total impunity," she told CBS.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Over the past year, the Epstein files have metastasized into a defining symbol of elite impunity.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
"The honor of our House was at stake. I had no choice but to ride. No man sheds Lannister blood with impunity."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing impunity
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Scarlet Letter
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