Definition of "immunity"

(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:

1. (medicine) Protective resistance against disease.  examples

2. (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.  examples

3. (law) An exemption from prosecution.  examples

4. (religion) An exemption from penance.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • Nevertheless, his reason rebelled, and his sense of religion by no means allowed the justice of refusing the amiable, handsome, and wealthy Englishman, whom his sweet child preferred, and who was perfectly willing that the signora should enjoy all the liberty required by her conscience and her church, together with such sums as should, from time to time, purchase the prayers of the faithful, and all other immunities, so far as his fortune furnished the means.

     1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], page 81

5. (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.  examples

(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.  examples