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immunity definition

im·mu·nity (i myo̵̅o̅nə tē)

noun pl. immunities -·ties

  1. exemption or freedom from something burdensome or otherwise unpleasant, as a legal obligation
  2. 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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