impunity
/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ nom C2En français : impunité
- Exemption from punishment.
- Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
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Dans la bibliothèque
The Hare said, “Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place with impunity by the side of the strong.” And after the Hare said this, he ran for his life.
He was, if I recollect, arrested in a tavern, in company with a great many others.” Then he added, “Monsieur, you may rest assured I shall perform my duty impartially, and that if he be innocent you shall not have appealed to me in vain; should he, however, be guilty, in this present epoch, impunity would furnish a dangerous example, and I must do my duty.”
Old friends cannot with impunity be sacrificed for new ones.
When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
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