1. мед. биол. иммунитет, невосприимчивость natural immunity —- врожденный иммунитет immunity from a disease —- невосприимчивость к болезни 2. юр. неприкосновенность, иммунитет, неподсудность immunity of a deputy —- неприкосновенность депутата diplomatic immunity —- дипломатический иммунитет to guarantee immunity —- гарантировать неприкосновенность antitrust immunity —- неподсудность по антитрестовскому законодательству immunity from legal process —- судебный иммунитет 3. освобождение immunity from taxation —- освобождение от налогов 4. льгота, привилегия to enjoy privileges and immunities —- пользоваться привилегиями и иммунитетами all your immunities are rendered insecure by this change —- в результате этой перемены вы можете лишиться всех ваших льгот ...
n. (pl. -ies) 1 Med. the ability of an organism to resist infection, by means of the presence of circulating antibodies and white blood cells. 2 freedom or exemption from an obligation, penalty, or unfavourable circumstance. Etymology: ME f. L immunitas (as IMMUNE): sense 1 f. F immunit{eacute} ...
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noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century the quality or state of being immune; especially a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products ...
~ n the fact of not being affected by a disease or harmed by something unpleasant (immunity to infection) + from (They were granted immunity from prosecution.) ...
- c.1384, from L. immunitatem (nom. immunitas) "exemption from performing public service or charge," from immunis "exempt, free," from in- "not" + munis "performing services." Medical sense "protection from disease" is 1879 from Fr. or Ger. ...