Meaning & use
immunity
The body's ability to resist a particular infection or disease, or a formal exemption from a rule or punishment.
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The vaccine boosts the body's immunity to the flu virus.
The witness was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying.
A note on using this word
Immunity has a biological sense related to disease and a separate legal sense related to being protected from punishment.
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