noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
diplomatic immunity
immunity from prosecution formal (= the state of being protected from prosecution )
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He gave information to the police in return for immunity from prosecution.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
diplomatic
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Socially, we benefited from a sort of diplomatic immunity .
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A principle as old as ancient tribes and almost as remotely understood, diplomatic immunity is taking a beating this week.
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Embassy officials have said that Makharadze, an economics minister, had diplomatic immunity .
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It was an outrageous action, the worst violation of the basic principle of diplomatic immunity in modern history.
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State Department officials said Monday that no country has agreed to waive diplomatic immunity in such a serious case.
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Both are protected by diplomatic immunity .
natural
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Some, especially adults, have a natural immunity .
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In fact being a carrier helps to boost natural immunity .
parliamentary
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The House refused demands it stripped Muawad of his parliamentary immunity .
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Six parliamentary deputies faced criminal prosecution once their parliamentary immunity had been removed.
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Qirrish's parliamentary immunity was removed.
public
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That course would doubtless prompt an application by the P.C.A. to set aside the subpoena on grounds of public interest immunity .
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In short, therefore, public interest immunity arises as an issue ancillary to the implied undertaking.
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The real issue in the proceedings was the principle of public interest immunity .
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The statements had furthermore been made in confidence and the liquidators claimed public interest immunity .
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Such fishing expeditions were not allowed, and he ordered that the liquidators could claim the public interest immunity .
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interest
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That course would doubtless prompt an application by the P.C.A. to set aside the subpoena on grounds of public interest immunity .
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In short, therefore, public interest immunity arises as an issue ancillary to the implied undertaking.
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The real issue in the proceedings was the principle of public interest immunity .
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The statements had furthermore been made in confidence and the liquidators claimed public interest immunity .
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Such fishing expeditions were not allowed, and he ordered that the liquidators could claim the public interest immunity .
■ VERB
claim
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The maker of weapons, the fletcher or the bowyer, might not so easily claim immunity from war.
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The statements had furthermore been made in confidence and the liquidators claimed public interest immunity .
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Such fishing expeditions were not allowed, and he ordered that the liquidators could claim the public interest immunity .
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While Chirac can claim immunity for himself as president, that does not apply to his family.
develop
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Many adults have developed an immunity to tuberculosis in this manner.
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Over time, I have developed a certain immunity to his methods.
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We do not develop childhood immunity to many of the microbes which we may encounter.
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Accordingly, its method of subsistence was to develop immunity to the blights and plagues visiting other kinds of trees.
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Together with a very few other insects, they have developed an immunity to the poison.
enjoy
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Or perhaps established literary figures enjoy a certain immunity from such cranky zeal.
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The appeals-court panel yesterday affirmed that presidents enjoy total immunity only from suits concerning their official actions.
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Importantly, the Foundation does not enjoy the privileges of immunity of the Sovereign State.
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But as a member of parliament, Korzhakov will enjoy immunity from prosecution.
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In these states, the security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution for offences committed while on duty.
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They are deeply unhappy about the fact that Chirac, as president, enjoys immunity .
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On Feb. 27 Spegelj reportedly sent a letter reminding the prosecutor that as a government member he enjoyed immunity from prosecution.
give
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Magistrates will be given the same immunity over their actions in court as judges now enjoy.
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Injections given over two summers showed that the extract did give short-term immunity .
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It should be noted that any clearance is purely informal and does not give any immunity from prosecution.
grant
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Police actions are frequently directed by ruling politicians and the government controls the legislation which grants the army immunity .
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Huang has refused to testify unless granted partial immunity from prosecution.
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He also announced that parliament would be asked to grant Sassou-Nguesso immunity from prosecution for his actions during his term of office.
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Although lawyers are still negotiating, it is unlikely the committee will grant such immunity to Huang.
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Another 30 people were granted immunity from prosecution.
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Similarly, some justices bristled at the idea of using the Constitution to grant presidential immunity from civil suits.
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Those in history who have died heroic deaths, no matter for what cause, have usually been granted immunity from criticism.
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Last week, prosecutors said they would grant Mrs Moon immunity from prosecution in order to force her to testify.
lift
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As a Knesset member Weizmann could not be prosecuted unless the House Committee and the plenum voted to lift his immunity .
provide
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Both humoral and cellular immune responses are important in clearing the parasite and providing immunity .
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Half the children received shots designed to provide immunity to seven allergens such as dust mites and pollens.
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The results could be vaccines against flu that provide much longer immunity against influenza, than do the present killed-virus vaccines.
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Although the Sabin type does include a risk of inflicting paralytic polio, it also provides a more lasting immunity .
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The live vaccine, however, which is taken orally and goes directly to the intestines, does provide that gut immunity .
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Some trait must provide them with immunity from predation.
strip
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Before a criminal case can begin, he must be stripped of this immunity .
waive
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The Court refused to allow itself to be caught in a circular argument as to which State needed to waive immunity first.
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State Department officials said Monday that no country has agreed to waive diplomatic immunity in such a serious case.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The patient's immunity is low.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another 30 people were granted immunity from prosecution.
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Burns has said that departmental policy is to ask that immunity be waived if prosecutors pursue criminal charges.
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Katz said a newly licensed Hepatitis A vaccine offers lifelong immunity to the virus, but costs $ 100.
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Restoration of trade union immunity for certain kinds of secondary action.
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Socially, we benefited from a sort of diplomatic immunity .
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Some courts have carved out exceptions to governmental immunity , however, and found school boards liable.
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The real issue in the proceedings was the principle of public interest immunity .
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The sun is said to damage immunity , to kill cells.