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immunity
[ ih-myoo-ni-tee ]
noun
- the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
Antonyms:
- the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.
- the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen.
- exemption from any natural or usual liability.
Antonyms:
- exemption from obligation, service, duty, or liability to taxation, jurisdiction, etc.:
The ambassador claimed diplomatic immunity when they arrested him for reckless driving.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- Law. exemption from criminal prosecution or legal liability or punishment on certain conditions.
- special privilege.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the exemption of ecclesiastical persons and things from secular or civil liabilities, duties, and burdens.
- a particular exemption of this kind.
immunity
/ ɪˈːɪɪ /
noun
- the ability of an organism to resist disease, either through the activities of specialized blood cells or antibodies produced by them in response to natural exposure or inoculation ( active immunity ) or by the injection of antiserum or the transfer of antibodies from a mother to her baby via the placenta or breast milk ( passive immunity ) See also acquired immunity natural immunity
- freedom from obligation or duty, esp exemption from tax, duty, legal liability, etc
- any special privilege granting immunity
- the exemption of ecclesiastical persons or property from various civil obligations or liabilities
immunity
- The protection of the body from a disease caused by an infectious agent, such as a bacterium or virus. Immunity may be natural (that is, inherited) or acquired.
- See also acquired immunity
immunity
- The ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease.
Other Word Forms
- p··n·ٲ noun
- ԴDzi·n·ٲ noun plural nonimmunities
- -·n·ٲ noun plural selfimmunities
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Example Sentences
Parents could no longer reliably count on herd immunity to keep newborns too young to vaccinate safe from the disease.
The school requires students in seventh grade and above to get their Tdap booster, which provides elevated immunity against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough.
The Supreme Court’s recent grant of presumptive presidential immunity from prosecution for all of a president’s official acts just further insulated unchecked extralegal conduct.
"I think that the presidential immunity decision that was issued is going to be the thing that protects him from any kind of criminal prosecution," Prof Tsai explained.
So far, the plaintiffs have only sought compensation for the loss of their property; the city of L.A. has immunity against claims over emotional distress and some other impacts from the fire.
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