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
The lawyers also argued that the Manhattan D.A.’s Office violated Trump’s immunity privileges by using evidence of his official presidential acts during the hush money trial.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court issued a presidential immunity ruling July 1 that has provided Trump with significant ammunition for his appeal.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump won the race following a landmark Supreme Court immunity decision penned by Roberts that, along with another high court decision halting efforts to disqualify him from the ballot, removed obstacles to his election.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The federal agency was leaning hard on loan operations that formed alliances with tribes to claim sovereign immunity and bypass state laws that protect consumers.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court issued a presidential immunity ruling July 1 that has provided Trump with significant ammunition for his appeal.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump won the race following a landmark Supreme Court immunity decision penned by Roberts that, along with another high court decision halting efforts to disqualify him from the ballot, removed obstacles to his election.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The federal agency was leaning hard on loan operations that formed alliances with tribes to claim sovereign immunity and bypass state laws that protect consumers.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
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In 1967, the secretary of the interior classified the Eastern timber wolf in the Lower 48 as endangered, and in 1973, it was afforded full protection under the Endangered Species Act.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Duda has asked the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to provide Netanyahu with protection from arrest, according to a top Duda aide, Malgorzata Paprocka, according to a report from PAP, the Polish state news agency.Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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One possible workaround is to rewrite relevant regulations and introduce broad exemptions that lessen the financial burden on producers.Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But Boring and the city tried to sidestep the state law, claiming an exemption for building in urban areas.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Automatically, one arm went up in defense, which may have saved his life.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Once the Panthers upgrade their defense, the offensive line is largely set.Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leaders can improve their security capabilities by integrating an AI security operations center (AI-SOC).Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Hitherto, Michael Mann has engaged in his censorship campaign with impunity.The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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The evidence paints a disturbing portrait of an elite fighting force acting with impunity and putting body counts above all other benchmarks.Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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