Master confusing words with ease
Immunity vs. Impunity
Immunity
/ɪˈmjuːnəti/Examples:
His diplomatic immunity shielded him from prosecution.Vaccines help the body build immunity to certain diseases.Local plants may boost your immunity to allergens.
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Impunity
/ɪmˈpjuːnəti/Examples:
The hacker breached the system with seeming impunity.With impunity, the politician flouted campaign norms.Critics argue the company avoids regulations with impunity.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Immunity is a protective shield against something, like an infection or legal prosecution.
- Impunity means having freedom from punishment or consequences of an action.
- Immunity often relates to biological or legal contexts, while impunity is mostly used in legal or moral contexts.
- Think of immunity as a type of protection and impunity as a lack of punishment.
- Immunity contains the word immune, suggesting protection, whereas impunity contains punity related to punishment.
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