Exemption+from+punishment

  • 21Impunity — means exemption from punishment or loss . [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/impunity Free Dictionary] ] In the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such …

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  • 22impunity — noun /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ a) Exemption from punishment. I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. b) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious… …

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  • 23impunity — n. 1. Exemption from punishment. 2. Exemption from injury …

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  • 24impunity — im•pu•ni•ty [[t]ɪmˈpyu nɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) exemption from punishment 2) immunity from detrimental effects • Etymology: 1525–35; < L impūnitās=impūn(e) with impunity (im II+ pūn , comb. form of poena penalty (see penal) + e adv. suffix) + itās… …

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  • 25fine — {{11}}fine (adj.) mid 13c., unblemished, refined, pure; of superior quality, from O.Fr. fin perfected, of highest quality (12c.), from L. finis end, limit (see FINISH (Cf. finish)); hence acme, peak, height, as in finis boni the highest good. In… …

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  • 26impunity — /ɪmˈpjunəti / (say im pyoohnuhtee) noun exemption from punishment or ill consequences. {Latin impūnitas omission of punishment} …

  • 27impunity — [ɪm pju:nɪti] noun exemption from punishment or freedom from the harmful consequences of an action: protestors burned flags on the streets with impunity. Origin C16: from L. impunitas, from impunis unpunished …

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  • 28Wise fool — The wise fool, or the wisdom of the fool is a theme that seems to contradict itself in which the fool may have an attribute of wisdom. With probable beginnings early in the civilizing process, the concept developed during the Middle Ages when… …

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  • 29impunity — ► NOUN (usu. in phrase with impunity) ▪ exemption from punishment or from the harmful consequences of an action. ORIGIN Latin impunitas, from impunis unpunished …

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  • 30Fine — A sum of money paid to the Crown to obtain some grant, concession, or privilege. Unlike amercement, a fine is not a monetary penalty, although failure to offer and pay a customary fine for some right, will undoubtedly lead to an amercement. ♦ Sum …

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