ə̇ˈmyünəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin immunitas, from immunis + -itas -ity
1.
a. : freedom or exemption from a charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service especially as granted by law to a person or class of persons
b. : a freedom granted to a special category of persons from the normal burdens and duties arising out of a legal relationship with other persons
legislative immunity
judicial immunity
2. obsolete : unrestrained license or an instance of it
3.
a. : lack of susceptibility (as to a natural hazard)
this alloy has complete immunity to rust
no one has assured immunity from error
b. : freedom from or security against something noxious or injurious
the long immunity of America from outside threats or dangers — D.W.Brogan
4.
[French immunité, from immun + -ité -ity]
: a condition of being able or the capacity to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products — see active immunity , acquired immunity , natural immunity , passive immunity