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
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(in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.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.
• exemption
• free pass
• get out of jail free card
• (law): diplomatic immunity
Source: Wiktionary
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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
