Exemption+from+punishment

  • 11impunity — I noun absolution, acquittal, amnesty, condonation, dispensation, escape, exemption, exemption from judgment, exemption from penalty, exemption from punishment, freedom, freedom from judgment, freedom from penalty, freedom from punishment,… …

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  • 12Acquittal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Acquittal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal acquitment Sgm: N 1 clearance clearance exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittance acquittance clearance exoneration Sgm: N 1 discharge discharge …

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  • 13pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt …

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  • 14impunity — [im pyo͞o′ni tē] n. [Fr impunité < L impunitas < impunis, free from punishment < in , without + poena, punishment: see PAIN] freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm SYN. EXEMPTION …

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  • 15impunity — /im pyooh ni tee/, n. 1. exemption from punishment. 2. immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action. [1525 35; < L impunitas, equiv. to im IM 2 + punitas punishment (pun (s. of punire to PUNISH) + itas ITY); see PUNITIVE] Syn. See exemption …

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  • 16Divorce (in Moral Theology) —     Divorce (in Moral Theology)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology)     This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence.     The term&#8230; …

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  • 17immunity — immunity, impunity In non medical contexts immunity means ‘freedom or exemption from an obligation, penalty, or unfavourable circumstance’ and like immune can be followed by to or from: • Balder was a son of the most senior god, Odin, and one&#8230; …

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  • 18impunity — immunity, impunity In non medical contexts immunity means ‘freedom or exemption from an obligation, penalty, or unfavourable circumstance’ and like immune can be followed by to or from: • Balder was a son of the most senior god, Odin, and one&#8230; …

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  • 19Medical amnesty policy — Medical Amnesty Policies are laws or acts enacted protecting from liability those who seek medical attention as a result of illegal actions. Such policies have been developing most notably in colleges in the United States regarding alcohol and&#8230; …

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  • 20immunity, impunity — These look alikes mean exemption, but immunity has a larger number of applications. Impunity means only exemption from punishment or freedom from unpleasant consequences : You cannot disobey the law with impunity. No one can exhaust himself&#8230; …

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