immunity
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immunity
being unaffected by something; a resistance to disease: The vaccine gave the children immunity to polio.; a legally established condition: The court granted the witness immunity from prosecution.
Not to be confused with:
impunity – exemption from punishment or harm: He carried out his evil act with impunity.
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im·mu·ni·ty
(ĭ-myo͞o′nĭ-tē)n. pl. im·mu·ni·ties
1. The quality or condition of being immune: "His above-average size during adolescence did not purchase immunity from the depredations of school bullies" (Stephen S. Hall).
2. Immunology Inherited, acquired, or induced resistance to infection by a specific pathogen.
3. Law
a. Exemption from certain generally applicable requirements of law or from certain liabilities, granted to special groups of people to facilitate the performance of their public functions: diplomatic immunity; judicial immunity.
b. Exemption from prosecution granted to a witness to compel him or her to give potentially self-incriminating testimony that otherwise could not be compelled because of the constitutional right against self-incrimination.
c. Exemption from being sued: sovereign immunity; charitable immunity.
4. A condition conferred upon a contestant that prevents him or her from being eliminated from a competition for a certain time period: The winner of the challenge was given immunity for the following challenge.
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immunity
(ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (Biology) the ability of an organism to resist disease, either through the activities of specialized blood cells or antibodies produced by them in response to natural exposure or inoculation (active immunity) or by the injection of antiserum or the transfer of antibodies from a mother to her baby via the placenta or breast milk (passive immunity). See also acquired immunity, natural immunity
2. freedom from obligation or duty, esp exemption from tax, duty, legal liability, etc
3. any special privilege granting immunity
4. (Law) the exemption of ecclesiastical persons or property from various civil obligations or liabilities
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im•mu•ni•ty
(ɪˈmyu nɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state of being immune from a particular disease or the like.
2. the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.
3. the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen.
4. exemption from any natural or usual liability.
5. exemption from obligation, service, duty, liability, or prosecution.
syn: See exemption.
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im·mu·ni·ty
(ĭ-myo͞o′nĭ-tē) Resistance of the body to infection by a disease-causing agent, such as a bacterium or virus. Immunity is usually provided by the body's own immune system, which is determined by the action of one's genes. It may also be brought about by having had a disease or infection in the past and recovering from it. Immunity can also be induced artificially, especially by vaccination.
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immunity
1. Resistance to disease.
2. The body’s effective resistance against a diseasecausing organism. Immunity can be innate or acquired by producing antibodies. See antibodies, antigens.
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| Noun | 1. |  immunity - the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust" |
| 2. | immunity - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" immunogenicity - the property of eliciting an immune response acquired immunity - immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination innate immunity, natural immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup | |
| 3. | immunity - the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism" invulnerability - the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally) | |
| 4. | immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" official immunity - personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority sovereign immunity - an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent; "the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong" testimonial immunity, use immunity - an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination |
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immunity
noun
1. exemption, amnesty, indemnity, release, freedom, liberty, privilege, prerogative, invulnerability, exoneration The police are offering immunity to witnesses who can help them.
2. (with to) resistance to, protection from, resilience to, inoculation against, immunization from immunity to airborne bacteria
resistance to exposure to, susceptibility to, liability to, vulnerability to, openness to, proneness to
resistance to exposure to, susceptibility to, liability to, vulnerability to, openness to, proneness to
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immunity
nounThe capacity to withstand:
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Translations
مناعَه، حَصانَه
imunitaodolnost
immunitetmodstandsdygtighed
immunitásmentesség
ónæmi
imunita
immunity
[ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ] N (Med, fig) → inmunidad f; (from tax, regulations) → exención f (from de) diplomatic immunity → inmunidad f diplomáticaparliamentary immunity → inmunidad f parlamentaria
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immunity
[ɪˈmjuːnɪti] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
immunity
n
(Med) → Immunität f → (to, against gegen)
(fig) → Sicherheit f (→ from vor +dat); (diplomatic) → Immunität f; (to temptation etc) → Geschütztheit f, → Gefeitheit f → (to gegen); (= imperviousness to criticism etc) → Unempfindlichkeit f, → Immunität f → (to gegen); immunity from prosecution → Schutz m → vor Strafverfolgung
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immune
(iˈmjuːn) adjective (with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease. immune to measles; immune from danger.
imˈmunity nounˈimmunize, ˈimmunise (ˈimju-) verb
to make immune to a disease, especially by an injection of a weak form of the disease.
ˌimmuniˈzation, ˌimmuniˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
im·mu·ni·ty
n. inmunidad.
1. condición del organismo de resistir a un determinado antígeno por activación de anticuerpos específicos;
2. resistencia creada por el organismo en contra de una enfermedad específica;
acquired ___ → ___ adquirida;
active ___ → ___ activa;
adoptive ___ → ___ adoptiva;
antiviral ___ → ___ antivírica;
artificial ___ → ___ artificial;
bacteriophage ___ → ___ bateriófaga;
concomitant ___ → ___ concomitante;
general ___ → general ___;
group ___ → ___ de grupo;
inborn ___ → ___ nata;
innate ___ → ___ innata;
maternal ___ → ___ materna;
natural ___ → ___ natural;
passive ___ → ___ pasiva.
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immunity
n inmunidad f; immunity to..inmunidad a or contra; herd — inmunidad colectiva or de grupoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.