Noun

(en noun)

An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation

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(uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

Noun

(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:

# (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.

Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.

# (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.

Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities .

# (law) An exemption from prosecution.

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

# (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.

After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the least amount of points.

(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.