Safeguard vs Immunity - What's the difference?
safeguard | immunity | Related terms |
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
* Granville
A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
to protect, to keep safe
to escort safely
(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
# (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
# (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
# (law) An exemption from prosecution.
# (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
As nouns the difference between safeguard and immunity
is that safeguard is something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense while immunity is the state of being insusceptible to something; notably.As a verb safeguard
is to protect, to keep safe.safeguard
English
Noun
(en noun)- Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
- Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
- (Shakespeare)
Verb
(en verb)- She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
immunity
English
Noun
- 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.
- 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.
