as in protection
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
the suspect refused to name his partners unless he was granted immunity
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Recent Examples of immunity
As for the circumstances surrounding Carol’s immunity, Gilligan doesn’t really have an answer for that at the moment.
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EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Eating various plant foods is linked to better gut health, stronger immunity, and lower disease risk.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2025
Bowyer would plead guilty to running a book, laundering money, and filing a false tax return, cooperating with their investigation so long as his associates — Greenberg, Boyajian, the network of nearly 50 agents who brought him players — were granted immunity.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were released in June because of legislative immunity.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immunity
EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Eating various plant foods is linked to better gut health, stronger immunity, and lower disease risk.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2025
Bowyer would plead guilty to running a book, laundering money, and filing a false tax return, cooperating with their investigation so long as his associates — Greenberg, Boyajian, the network of nearly 50 agents who brought him players — were granted immunity.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The charges were released in June because of legislative immunity.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immunity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Public Investigator looks into the legal protections and qualifications for emotional support animals in Wisconsin.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In their permit applications, companies cite this reality, often listing financial considerations as the reason for seeking exemptions, Oilfield Witness found.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The other thing that's interesting is there's a case law coming out of the Eleventh Circuit saying that that exemption only applies to a single property, and the problem for the pope is that he's got more than one palace.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Reliable Robotics, which is bringing FAA-certifiable autonomy to commercial and defense aviation, aims to offer a convenient transportation medium.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the final moments, the Bearcat defense secured a clutch stop to seal the game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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Tariffs can be an important tool to level the economic playing field and even bolster national security, but tariffs imposed without clear objectives impose a tax on working families and make our economy more uncertain.—
Derek Tran,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025
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Collins pointed out that the foundation must raise nearly $5 million each year to appropriately compensate the hundreds of artists and stagecraft technicians, as well as support numerous year-round youth programs and maintain excellence in sound, staging and security.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Secaucus is not going to be the place where these criminals operate with impunity!—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Brazil’s violent past has yet to be fully reckoned with, but this trial marks a historic departure from impunity, said Lucas Figueiredo, the author of several books about the country’s most recent dictatorship.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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