impunity

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

impunity
    n 1: exemption from punishment or loss

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Impunity \Im*pu"ni*ty\, n. [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without
   punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F.
   impunit['e]. See {Pain}.]
   Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.
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         Heaven, though slow to wrath,
         Is never with impunity defied.           --Cowper.
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         The impunity and also the recompense.    --Holland.
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from The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

IMPUNITY, n.  Wealth.

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

IMPUNITY. Not being punished for a crime or misdemeanor committed. The 
impunity of crimes is one of the most prolific sources whence they arise. 
lmpunitas continuum affectum tribuit delinquenti. 4 Co. 45, a; 5 Co. 109, a.

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