as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity
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Although many states seek to salvage and defend the system, many others are undermining it by thwarting WTO negotiations, violating global trade rules with impunity, and impeding efforts to restore dispute settlement and enforcement.
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Kristen Hopewell, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2024
Mind Your Language Especially in AI, technical and lay terms get thrown about with impunity.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No, not the kind of power that politicians wield with impunity.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These lawful but awful orders are more likely to emerge if presidents, emboldened by their own sense of impunity, increasingly test the limits of their power.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Kristen Hopewell, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2024
Mind Your Language Especially in AI, technical and lay terms get thrown about with impunity.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No, not the kind of power that politicians wield with impunity.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These lawful but awful orders are more likely to emerge if presidents, emboldened by their own sense of impunity, increasingly test the limits of their power.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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