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
But there are some potential reasons immunity may weaken a tad over time.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
Republican State Representative Quang Nguyen has introduced HCR 2503 intending to end immunity for traffic violations.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The brief cites the Supreme Court decision that gave Trump immunity from criminal prosecution and reflected a muscular view of executive power.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Common symptoms of an iron deficiency include fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, a noticeable dip in immunity, and heart palpitations—all of which can feel scary in the moment.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
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Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
Republican State Representative Quang Nguyen has introduced HCR 2503 intending to end immunity for traffic violations.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The brief cites the Supreme Court decision that gave Trump immunity from criminal prosecution and reflected a muscular view of executive power.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Common symptoms of an iron deficiency include fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, a noticeable dip in immunity, and heart palpitations—all of which can feel scary in the moment.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
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Whether the deletion was intentional, like a former employee deleting the data on 180 servers, or unintentional, like an accidental deletion causing a major outage for a social network, relying on redundancy as your only protection isn’t enough.—
Nick Martin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of probationary employees have already been dismissed, and the administration is now shifting its focus to career officials with civil service protections.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The area has a low vaccination rate and some of the highest school vaccine exemption rates in the state, according to CBS News.—
Jaden Amos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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But traders continue to be engaged in a guessing game, including how big the tariffs will be and whether there could be exemptions for countries like Chile which would minimize the market impact, Ortonowski said.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Europe gains autonomy, America sheds defense burdens, and global trade explodes.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Lakers’ defense has somehow been better since Davis went down (and then was traded).—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Democratic response to President Donald Trump's joint congressional address Tuesday was delivered by a first-term Michigan senator who built an extensive national security background before entering politics less than a decade ago.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Special exemptions laid out by the White House permit hiring to continue for those involved with immigration enforcement, national security, and healthcare.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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No one—not the chiefs, not the officers, not the ordinary citizen—should feel empowered to behave with impunity.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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For years, the Greek government had carried out pushbacks with frequency and near-total impunity.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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