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immunity
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As a noun, immunity means the state of being insusceptible to something.
Meanings of immunity
9 meaningsnoun
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
medicineProtective resistance against disease.
“Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.”
lawAn exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
“Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.”
lawAn 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.”
religionAn exemption from penance.
in gamescompetitionsAn exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.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 fewest points.”
A resistance to a specific thing.
“Superbugs are bacteria that develop an immunity to antibiotics.”
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Similar: resistanceAn act exempting someone
“he was granted immunity from prosecution”
Similar: exemption, granting immunity
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).