Associations to the word «Immunity»

Wiktionary

IMMUNITY, noun. (uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
IMMUNITY, noun. (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
IMMUNITY, noun. (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
IMMUNITY, noun. (law) An exemption from prosecution.
IMMUNITY, noun. (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
IMMUNITY, noun. (countable) A resistance to a specific thing.

Dictionary definition

IMMUNITY, noun. The state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust".
IMMUNITY, noun. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.
IMMUNITY, noun. The quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism".
IMMUNITY, noun. An act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy