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
One Medical, a large DMV health provider operated by Amazon, offers vaccine appointments for adults who don't have evidence of immunity.
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
There's a window where children probably don't have a lot of immunity.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
In pivotal arguments over Trump's claims of absolute immunity from prosecution, Barrett got Trump's lawyer to concede that some of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election weren't official presidential acts.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Health officials said post-exposure treatment may be available for people who do not have immunity if the exposure occurred March 15 or March 17.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immunity
Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
There's a window where children probably don't have a lot of immunity.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
In pivotal arguments over Trump's claims of absolute immunity from prosecution, Barrett got Trump's lawyer to concede that some of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election weren't official presidential acts.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Health officials said post-exposure treatment may be available for people who do not have immunity if the exposure occurred March 15 or March 17.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
Noun
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As a whole, the three decisions appear to form a growing patchwork of district-level protections to limit the use of the Alien Enemies Act in lieu of a nationwide order.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration can't immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled Monday.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Treasury has begun to reassess the interest of candidates for jobs that fall within the national security exemption for the hiring freeze.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tony Rivera, a global trade attorney at ArentFox Schiff, believes that all companies will have the opportunity to claim the USMCA tariff exemption.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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In the guilt-innocence phase, the jury deliberated for about four hours and for about 90 minutes in the punishment phase, according to defense attorney Wiggins.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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And they’re being embedded into everything from CRM platforms to national defense strategies.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Now with Donald Trump in the White House, and in sync with Putin’s Russia, America may no longer offer much security.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The United States and Panama have officially signed a new defense and security pact aimed at reinforcing control over the Panama Canal, a move that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims is critical to pushing back against China’s growing grip in the region.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Racist cops patrolled with impunity.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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But more mundane episodes of impunity were born of the same dynamic.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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