impunity
n. uncountablen. the ability to do something bad or illegal without being punished. You use this when someone breaks the rules but never gets into trouble for it.
n. exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. Often used in political or legal contexts to describe a lack of accountability for those in power.
He broke the law with total impunity.
The corrupt officials acted with impunity, knowing that the local police would never investigate their financial dealings.
Human rights organizations warned that allowing these crimes to go unprosecuted would create a culture of impunity that could destabilize the entire region for decades.
From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).
Typically follows the preposition 'with' ('with impunity').