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Guiltless vs Impunity - What's the difference?

guiltless | impunity |

As an adjective guiltless

is free from guilt; innocent.

As a noun impunity is

(countable|legal) exemption from punishment.

guiltless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Free from guilt; innocent.
  • Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).

    • Related terms

    * guiltlessly * guiltlessness

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    impunity

    English

    Noun

  • (countable, legal) Exemption from punishment.
  • (uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
  • * 1846 , :
    • I must not only punish but punish with impunity . A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 495:
    • The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity .