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
Another option suggests closing the case with a note acknowledging the conviction but stating he was never sentenced and his appeal remained unresolved due to presidential immunity.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The coalition is also pushing a law that gives immunity to members of the intelligence community who bypass the chain of command and send information directly to the prime minister.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
While the president mostly has immunity from prosecution while in office, the protection does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
High-calorie, low-nutrient foods don’t meet the body’s needs for good fuel to focus, grow, and maintain strong bones and immunity.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The coalition is also pushing a law that gives immunity to members of the intelligence community who bypass the chain of command and send information directly to the prime minister.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
While the president mostly has immunity from prosecution while in office, the protection does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
High-calorie, low-nutrient foods don’t meet the body’s needs for good fuel to focus, grow, and maintain strong bones and immunity.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
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Recommendations include scaling back protection for foreign leaders during peak election season and exploring the possibility of moving the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The two countries approved a new trade deal with Canada, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), that even some free-market advocates saw as an improvement on its predecessor NAFTA due to its enhanced protections for intellectual property and labor rights.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are many tax allowances given, including for personal exemptions, for those over 65, even more for those over 75, and for those with children.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The legislation provides some exemptions from public records disclosure, including for constituent communications.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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In July, South Korea made a similar announcement, saying that the country is ready to start mass-producing a laser weapon that can shoot down drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional defense platforms.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bondi served as Florida’s top lawyer from 2011 to 2019, and later joined Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial in 2020.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The new guidance may have surprised consumers — but not security experts.Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff/Getty Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are now widely used to add extra security to online connections, to improve privacy when browsing, and to spoof location information—they can even be set up at the router level to protect every device on the network.David Nield, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers on the now-defunct panel, which included members of both parties, maintain that Trump’s threat to prosecute them aligns him with some of the world’s most notorious criminal dictators, who break laws with impunity and punish anyone who seeks to hold them to account.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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