Definizione monolingua

immunity

immunity (countable and uncountable; plural immunities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
   1. (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.

      Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.

   2. (in law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.

      Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.

   3. (in law) An 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.

   4. (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.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 least amount of points.

Definizione dizionario immunity

	immunità
	the quality of being resistant to infection
	exemption from legal prosecution
	The ability of an organism to resist disease or toxins by natural or artificial means.

franchigia

sistema immunitario

Altri significati:

(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:

exemption from specified duties

(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.

resistance to a specific thing