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They drink with impunity, or anybody who invites them.
Charles Farrar Browne

Meaning of "with impunity" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES WITH IMPUNITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of with impunity in the English dictionary

The definition of with impunity in the dictionary is with no unpleasant consequences. Other definition of with impunity is with no care or heed for such consequences.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITH IMPUNITY

with a view to
with a will
with all one´s heart
with all the trimmings
with an eye to
with bad grace
with bated breath
with child
with egg on one´s face
with good grace
with it
with might and main
with one accord
with one voice
with one´s back to the wall
with one´s bare hands
with one´s beer goggles on
with one´s eyes open
with one´s eyes shut
with one´s nose in the air

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITH IMPUNITY

autoimmunity
closed community
community
equal opportunity
equal-opportunity
European Community
faith community
farming community
French Community
gated community
global community
golden opportunity
humanity
immunity
impunity
job opportunity
natural immunity
opportunity
retirement community
unity
window of opportunity

Synonyms and antonyms of with impunity in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «with impunity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITH IMPUNITY

Find out the translation of with impunity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of with impunity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «with impunity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逍遥法外
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con la impunidad
570 millions of speakers

English

with impunity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माफी के साथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مع الإفلات من العقاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безнаказанно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impunemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়মুক্তি সঙ্গে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avec impunité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan sewenang-wenangnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungestraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

罰を受けずに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처벌 과 함께
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karo impunity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không bị trừng phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்டனையுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिक्षेची माफी सह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dokunulmazlıkla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impunemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezkarnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безкарно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu impunitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με ατιμωρησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

straffeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ostraffat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ustraffet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of with impunity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITH IMPUNITY»

The term «with impunity» is regularly used and occupies the 70.065 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITH IMPUNITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about with impunity

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10 QUOTES WITH «WITH IMPUNITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word with impunity.
1
Peter Benenson
Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment, murder or 'disappearance' to be carried out by their officials with impunity.
2
David Brainerd
As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws.
3
Charles Farrar Browne
They drink with impunity, or anybody who invites them.
4
Frank Darabont
The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg.
5
Denis Diderot
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
6
Harold H. Greene
If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers.
7
William Hague
At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.
8
Meir Kahane
Never, ever deal with terrorists. Hunt them down and, more important, mercilessly punish those states and groups that fund, arm, support, or simply allow their territories to be used by the terrorists with impunity.
9
Steven T. Katz
There was a taboo as a result of the Holocaust that people respected that anti-Semitism was an ugly thing and should be avoided. Now that taboo seems to have been broken with impunity.
10
Nicholas D. Kristof
The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITH IMPUNITY»

Discover the use of with impunity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to with impunity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice
This work will be essential reading for lawyers, political and social scientists, historians and journalists, as well as human rights experts concerned with this important issue.
Naomi Roht-Arriaza Assistant Professor of Law at Hastings College of Law University of California Hastings College of Law, 1995
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Garner's Modern American Usage
This word means “free from punishment or other adverse consequences”; it typically appears in the idiom with impunity <she can fire her predecessor's staff with impunity>. Sometimes this set phrase, with impunity, gets mangled into ✳ without ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
3
Torture and Impunity: The U.S. Doctrine of Coercive ...
Tracing this knotty contradiction from the 1950s to the present, historian Alfred W. McCoy probes the political and cultural dynamics that have made impunity for torture a bipartisan policy of the U.S. government.
Alfred W. McCoy, 2012
4
After the Killing Fields: Lessons from the Cambodian Genocide
Whether acting with or without permission from the government, they operate with impunity in extracting human and natural resources from the areas over which they hold sway.3 Though the times may have changed, the pattern of impunity ...
Craig Etcheson, 2005
5
Writing the Public in Cyberspace: Redefining Inclusion on ...
Ernie T, a self-avowed white supremacist, questions an earlier statement by Janice M that violence against women is epidemic, that "women are being raped and murdered with impunity." There is discussion about the meaning of impunity  ...
Ann Travers, 2000
6
The Walls of the Labyrinth: Impunity, Corruption, and the ...
You're right, sometimes politics is that. But we have learned that politics can also be to fight for what is just, even though the enemy is very powerful. Because we cannot allow those responsible to walk the streets with impunity.
Karen Ann Faulk, 2008
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Notes on Herodotus
Xaipovres] With impunity. This expression, yaipav, so common in all the Greek authors, has almost always been a stumbling-block to the translators. It signifies ' with impunity.' ' 'AW ov ti yalpw bis ye irtifiovas epels : ' You shall not twice insult ...
Thomas Gaisford, 1824
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Reparations for Victims of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes ...
Link with Impunity For many years work on combating impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations and reparation for victims followed parallel tracks in the UN Sub- Commission and Commission on Human Rights. As Special ...
Carla Ferstman, Mariana Goetz, Alan Stephens, 2009
9
A Treatise on gout
There is a practical unanimity regarding malt liquors as being unsuitable and gout-provoking, yet one meets with gouty patients who can take daily with impunity a little mild ale. My experience has taught me that this impunity is not always so ...
Sir Dyce Duckworth, 1889
10
The History of Scotland: With Notes, and a Continuation to ...
... for what do we imagine the sensations of the parties will be, when the one perceives that they may act as they please with impunity, and hope to be allowed to do the same in future ; and the others see their perfidious enemies enjoying the ...
George Buchanan, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITH IMPUNITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term with impunity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rio cops kill with impunity: Amnesty International
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Rio de Janeiro's paramilitary police have killed more than 1,500 people in the last five years, driving up the Olympic host city's already ... «Yahoo Sports, Aug 15»
2
Rio de Janeiro cops kill with impunity: Amnesty International
Paramilitary police patrol the hilltop after a raid on drug traffickers at the Chatuba shantytown, northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in this September 11, 2012 file ... «InterAksyon, Aug 15»
3
Vandals keep snipping fiber optic cables in California with impunity
The initial attacks on California telecommunications lines began in July 2014. Whoever is responsible appears, for the moment, to be operating with impunity. «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
4
Officials in 'Corrupt Practices With Impunity'
Of particular concern, the state department report stated that officials of government are engaged in corrupt practices with impunity. It said despite the alarming ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
Mighty security industry operates with impunity
The security industry's power is so vast, and so secret, that organizations such as the FBI, CIA and NSA do indeed break the law with impunity – over and over ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
6
Policing with impunity: How judges let dubious police tactics flourish
Gradually, false statements in court or in arrest reports can lead to the use of excessive force during a stop. A code of silence and culture of impunity has been ... «Baltimore Brew, Apr 15»
7
WaPo: Cops Shoot Unarmed People in The Back With Impunity
On Saturday, The Washington Post claimed we have a problem in this country wherein cops shoot unarmed people in the back and face no ramifications or very ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
8
Does Menendez Have Immunity to Take Bribes With Impunity?
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is trailed by reporters as he walks to the Senate floor on March 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C.. By Steven Nelson April 3, 2015 ... «U.S. News & World Report, Apr 15»
9
Veterinarians operating with impunity at county shelter
Harmony should have been a Maricopa County Animal Care and Control success story. The 2-year-old abandoned beagle was brought to the shelter emaciated ... «azcentral.com, Mar 15»
10
Kids Break Capitol Hill Sledding Rules With Impunity
Congress is no match for kids and their sleds. Roughly two dozen children and their parents showed up this afternoon to successfully break the prohibition on ... «Washington City Paper, Mar 15»

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