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im·mu·nity (i myo̵̅o̅n′ə tē)
noun pl. immunities -·ties
- exemption or freedom from something burdensome or otherwise unpleasant, as a legal obligation
- resistance to or protection against a specified disease; power to resist infection, esp. as a result of antibody formation
Etymology: ME ynmunite < OFr immunité < L immunitas, freedom from public service < immunis: see immune
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