ALL meanings of immunity
im·mu·ni·ty
I i - noun immunity The ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells. 1
- noun plural immunity the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like. 1
- noun plural immunity the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease. 1
- noun plural immunity the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen. 1
- noun plural immunity exemption from any natural or usual liability. 1
- noun plural immunity exemption from obligation, service, duty, or liability to taxation, jurisdiction, etc.: The ambassador claimed diplomatic immunity when they arrested him for reckless driving. 1
- noun plural immunity Law. exemption from criminal prosecution or legal liability or punishment on certain conditions. 1
- noun plural immunity special privilege. 1
- noun plural immunity Ecclesiastical. the exemption of ecclesiastical persons and things from secular or civil liabilities, duties, and burdens. a particular exemption of this kind. 1
- noun immunity invulnerability to disease 1
- noun immunity exemption from a law 1
- noun immunity (Uncountable Noun) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably. 0
- noun immunity (Countable Noun) A resistance to a specific thing. 0
- noun immunity the ability of an organism to resist disease, either through the activities of specialized blood cells or antibodies produced by them in response to natural exposure or inoculation (active immunity) or by the injection of antiserum or the transfer of antibodies from a mother to her baby via the placenta or breast milk (passive immunity) 0
- noun immunity freedom from obligation or duty, esp exemption from tax, duty, legal liability, etc 0
- noun immunity any special privilege granting immunity 0
- noun immunity the exemption of ecclesiastical persons or property from various civil obligations or liabilities 0
- noun immunity exemption or freedom from something burdensome or otherwise unpleasant, as a legal obligation 0
- noun immunity resistance to or protection against a specified disease; power to resist infection, esp. as a result of antibody formation 0