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immunity

noun

Simple meaning

An exemption from prosecution.

Pronunciation

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ɪmˈjunəti

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Definition

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noun

  1. The state of not being susceptible

  2. The quality of being unaffected by something

  3. medicine

    Protective resistance against disease.

  4. law

    An exemption from prosecution.

  5. in games and competitions

    An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.

  6. countable

    A resistance to a specific thing.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

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  • “He was granted immunity from prosecution.”noun

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sovereign immunityqualified immunitynatural immunitypassive immunityabsolute immunityactive immunityhumoral immunitydiplomatic immunity

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • immunologynounScientific field · specialist

    The branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system.

  • immunologicaladjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system.

  • immunologicadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • diplomatic immunitynounCompound term

    Exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country.

  • granting immunitynounCompound term

    An act exempting someone.

  • innate immunitynounCompound term

    Immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup.

  • natural immunitynounCompound term

    Immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup.

  • official immunitynounCompound term

    Personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority.

  • passive immunitynounCompound term

    An impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of…

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • immunotherapynounRelated term

    Therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system.

  • immunizing agentnounRelated term

    Any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body.

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