impunity

impunity
[ɪmˈpjuːnɪti]
noun
  1. [mass noun]exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
    不受惩罚,免罪;不受损伤
    the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings.
    牵连在平民杀戮中的军官享有的罪罚免受。
    protestors burned flags on the streets with impunity.
    抗议者们当街焚烧旗帜而没受罪罚。
with impunity
  1. without suffering the normal injurious consequences of an action
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin impunitas, from impunis 'unpunished', from in- 'not' + poena 'penalty' or punire 'punish'
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