immunity

noun

1 the children have an immunity to malaria:

resistance to, resilience to, non-susceptibility to, lack of susceptibility to, protection from, ability to fight off, ability to withstand, ability to counteract, defences against;

immunization against, inoculation against.

▷antonyms susceptibility to.

2 the rebels were given immunity from prosecution:

exemption, exception, freedom, release, impunity, dispensation, exoneration;

non-liability for;

informal a let-off;

rare derogation.

3 he could not be sued since he possessed diplomatic immunity:

indemnity, privilege, prerogative, special treatment, right, liberty, licence, permission;

asylum;

legal exemption, impunity, protection, freedom;

French carte blanche;

Law, historical droit.

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immunology branch of medicine to do with immunity

immunity Oxford Dictionary of English