| 词汇 | impunity |
| 释义 | impunity noun[ U ] uk /ɪmˈpjuː.nə.ti/ us /ɪmˈpjuː.ə.t̬i/ freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done: （惩罚、坏结果的）免除 with impunityCriminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.犯罪集团使市民人心惶惶却显然没有受到惩罚。 Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook let someone off privilege reprieve royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned impunity | American Dictionaryimpunity noun[ U ] fmlus/ɪmˈpju·nɪ·t̬i/ freedom from punishment for something that has been done that is wrong or illegal: She thought that her money and power gave her the right to ignore the law with impunity. Examples of impunityimpunity Beyond these remarks, it is revealing that the political discourse on impunity does not directly address its structural causes, but rather addresses the president personally. Conversely, dissenting elements were enabled to mount a campaign of resistance with impunity. It adeptly links power and resistance across borders and shows how power and resistance intersect in the making and unmaking of impunity and justice. Staff members of human rights organisations highlighted impunity, and the deplorable record on human rights of various politicians, in their regional analyses. Therefore, the struggle against impunity also takes place on a symbolic level at which key symbols are appropriated, interpreted and incorporated into political discourse. The efforts to put an end to the problem of human rights violations are not helped by the continuing problem of impunity. Moreover, public concerns with rule of law and justice are also closely linked to issues of law and order, impunity and corruption. The body in all its materiality did not matter; one could abandon belief in corporeal resurrection with psychological impunity. Otherwise, the culture of impunity will be reinforced, thus weakening the hope in justice, and encouraging the repetition of the same offenses. Instead of dutifully keeping his mouth shut when instructed or scolded, he answered back with unbecoming impunity. Integral to this problem has been the inability of the government to address the problems of impunity. This means that those not carrying the trait can smoke with impunity, but this is a quite different argument to that above. The impunity enjoyed by important individuals is clearly on another scale, and belongs to another order. But the struggle against impunity also takes place on a symbolic level at which key symbols are appropriated, interpreted and incorporated into political discourse. Impunity must come to an end, it was argued, before any rule of law could be real. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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