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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This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Brave Search is also heavily focused on privacy protections.David Nield, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Completely built EVs currently enjoy a tax exemption until the end of 2025, while components for EVs assembled locally are exempt from import duties until the end of 2027.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Council also opted to set the residential exemption at the maximum rate allowed by state law, at 35%, which computes to a roughly $3,984 deduction from a qualifying homeowner’s tax bill.Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Dec. 2024
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Their defense was slow and overmatched, disorganized in transition, destroyed on the boards, and hemorrhaging second-chance points.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 22 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, 22 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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Meanwhile, Representatives Mike Waltz of Florida and Elise Stefanik of New York are in line for national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations respectively.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Woll’s unimpressive evening didn’t help, but Toronto was brutal in the neutral zone, allowing the Islanders to produce quick-strike offence with impunity.Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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For residents in northwestern Pakistan, the resurgence of violence has reignited haunting memories of 10 years ago, when insurgents operated with impunity, creating a climate of fear.Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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