Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Impunity /ĭmˌ-pyo͞on'-ĭt-ē/ · Im·pu·ni·ty · IPA /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ 01 n. Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. 1. Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. “Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is never with impunity defied.” — Cowper. “The impunity and also the recompense.” — Holland.