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immunity
has definitions from the fields of law,medicine
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[ noun ] the state of not being susceptible
Synonyms Examples : "unsusceptibility to rust" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)For the family is the simplest example of just such a unit , composed of people , which gives us both some immunity from , and a way of dealing with , other people . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)An aggressor would use an agent against which there was a minimal naturally acquired or artificially induced immunity in a target population . A solid immunity is the one effective circumstance whereby attack by a specific agent can be neutralized . It must be remembered , however , that there are many agents for which there is no solid immunity and a partial or low-grade immunity may be broken by an appropriate dose of agent . It must be remembered , however , that there are many agents for which there is no solid immunity and a partial or low-grade immunity may be broken by an appropriate dose of agent . Related terms susceptibility condition exemption resistance acquired_immunity |
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[ noun ] the quality of being unaffected by something
Examples "immunity to criticism" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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[ noun ] (law) an act exempting someone
Synonyms Examples "he was granted immunity from prosecution" Related terms release sovereign_immunity official_immunity testimonial_immunity fix |
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