to be granted immunity from prosecution

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• Immunity from prosecution (international law) — Immunity from prosecution is a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences. Immunities are of two types. The first is functional immunity, or immunity ratione materiae . This is an immunity… …   Wikipedia

• immunity — Exemption, as from serving in an office, or performing duties which the law generally requires other citizens to perform; e.g. exemption from paying taxes. Freedom or exemption from penalty, burden, or duty. Special privilege. See also exemption… …   Black's law dictionary

• immunity — Exemption, as from serving in an office, or performing duties which the law generally requires other citizens to perform; e.g. exemption from paying taxes. Freedom or exemption from penalty, burden, or duty. Special privilege. See also exemption… …   Black's law dictionary

• immunity — noun 1 protection against disease ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ acquired, natural ▪ impaired ▪ lifelong ▪ Infection usually confers lifelon …   Collocations dictionary

• immunity — im|mu|ni|ty [ıˈmju:nıti] n [U] 1.) the state or right of being protected from particular laws or from unpleasant things immunity from ▪ They were granted immunity from prosecution. 2.) the state of being immune to a disease immunity to ▪ immunity …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• immunity — noun (U) the fact of not being affected by a disease or harmed by something unpleasant (+ to): immunity to infection (+ from): They were granted immunity from prosecution …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• immunity — im·mu·ni·ty /i myü nə tē/ n pl ties [Latin immunitas, from immunis exempt from public service, exempt, from in non + munis (from munia services)] 1: exemption from a duty or liability that is granted by law to a person or class of persons a… …   Law dictionary

• Immunity — Immunity: Medicine Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease. Immunity (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press Law Amnesty law, immunity from past crimes Charitable immunity, immunity from liability… …   Wikipedia

• Immunity (legal) — In law, immunity is the status of a person or body that places them beyond the law and makes them free from legal obligations, such as liability for torts or damages or prosecution under criminal law.* Amnesty law, immunity from past crimes*… …   Wikipedia

• immunity — /i myooh ni tee/, n., pl. immunities. 1. the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like. 2. the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease. 3. the ability of a cell to react… …   Universalium

• immunity — UK [ɪˈmjuːnətɪ] / US [ɪˈmjunətɪ] noun Word forms immunity : singular immunity plural immunities 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation in which someone is not affected by something such as a law because they have a special job or position… …   English dictionary