impunitynoun [ U ]
uk/ɪmˈpjuː.nə.ti/us/ɪmˈpjuː.ə.t̬i/freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done:
Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get (sb) off (sth)
- hook
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- parole
- remission
- remit
- reprieve
- spare
- unpunished
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