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immunity

[ ih-myoo-ni-tee ]

noun

plural immunities.
  1. the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.

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  2. the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.
  3. the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen.
  4. exemption from any natural or usual liability.

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  5. exemption from obligation, service, duty, or liability to taxation, jurisdiction, etc.:

    The ambassador claimed diplomatic immunity when they arrested him for reckless driving.

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  6. Law. exemption from criminal prosecution or legal liability or punishment on certain conditions.
  7. special privilege.
  8. Ecclesiastical.
    1. the exemption of ecclesiastical persons and things from secular or civil liabilities, duties, and burdens.
    2. a particular exemption of this kind.


immunity

/ 瑟藞尘箩耻藧苍瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. 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
  2. freedom from obligation or duty, esp exemption from tax, duty, legal liability, etc
  3. any special privilege granting immunity
  4. the exemption of ecclesiastical persons or property from various civil obligations or liabilities
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

immunity

  1. 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.

immunity

  1. The ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑测顎卲别谤路颈尘路尘耻顎僴颈路迟测 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卛尘路尘耻顎僴颈路迟测 noun plural nonimmunities
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-颈尘路尘耻顎僴颈路迟测 noun plural selfimmunities
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of immunity1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Middle French immunite, from Latin 颈尘尘奴苍颈迟腻迟-, stem of 颈尘尘奴苍颈迟腻蝉 鈥渇reedom or exemption from public charges or burdens.鈥 See immune, -ity
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The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to lift former President Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution after accusing him of backing rebels in the east.

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Supreme Court granting Trump and subsequent presidents criminal immunity from prosecution.

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As a member of the European Parliament, Braun has immunity from detention.

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The focus of these hearings is to aid the judges in answering the question posed by the UN General Assembly, specifically whether Israel acted unlawfully in overriding the immunities and privileges of a UN body.

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Parents could no longer reliably count on herd immunity to keep newborns too young to vaccinate safe from the disease.

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