Meaning of Immunity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Immune.
2. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
   countable, uncountable
3. Protective resistance against disease.
   countable, uncountable
4. An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
   countable, uncountable
5. An exemption from prosecution.
   countable, uncountable
6. An exemption from penance.
   countable, uncountable
7. An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
   countable, uncountable
8. A resistance to a specific thing.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.”

“Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.”

“The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.”

“Nevertheless, his reason rebelled, and his sense of religion by no means allowed the justice of refusing the amiable, handsome, and wealthy Englishman, whom his sweet child preferred, and who was perfectly willing that the signora should enjoy all the liberty required by her conscience and her church, together with such sums as should, from time to time, purchase the prayers of the faithful, and all other immunities, so far as his fortune furnished the means.”

“After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the fewest points.”

“Superbugs are bacteria that develop an immunity to antibiotics.”

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