# impunity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ · frequency rank #23,004

## Definitions
1. Exemption from punishment.
2. Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.

## Etymology
From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).

## Easily confused with
- **impurity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impunity-vs-impurity)
- **immunity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immunity-vs-impunity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`immpunity`, `impnuity`, `imppunity`, `impuinty`, `impunitty`, `impunityy`, `impuniyt`, `impunnity`, `impuntiy`, `imupnity`, `ipmunity`, `mipunity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impunity