IMMUNITY

exemption, immunity, granting immunity

(noun) an act exempting someone; “he was granted immunity from prosecution”

immunity

(noun) the quality of being unaffected by something; “immunity to criticism”

immunity, unsusceptibility

(noun) the state of not being susceptible; “unsusceptibility to rust”

immunity, resistance

(noun) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

immunity (countable and uncountable, plural immunities)

(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably

(medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.

(law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.

(law) An exemption from prosecution.

(in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.

(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.

Synonyms

• exemption

• free pass

• get out of jail free card

Hyponyms

• (law): diplomatic immunity

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*mu"ni*ty, n.; pl. Immunities. Etym: [L. immunitas, fr. immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunité. See Common, and cf. Mean, a.]

1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.

2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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