All 4 Uses of
impunity
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- 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."†
Chpt 7-8
- Then, too, my father is not a person whose orders may be infringed with impunity; protected as he is by his high position and firmly established reputation for talent and unswerving integrity, no one could oppose him; he is all-powerful even with the king; he would crush you at a word.†
Chpt 51-52
- I mean that if there were, it would be impossible to draw up with impunity two such deeds as these.†
Chpt 55-56 *
- All would pay deference to an officer like you, with a fierce mustache and a long sabre, but they think they may crush a poor weeping girl with impunity.†
Chpt 57-58
Definition:
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(impunity) exemption or freedom from punishment or loss