impunity
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Throughout the war in Gaza, a number of human rights organisations have criticised a lack of accountability and apparent impunity for abuses committed by Israeli troops.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
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
"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
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
Vocabulary lists containing impunity
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Scarlet Letter
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