Im*mun"i*ty , n. The state of
being insusceptible
to poison, the contagion of disease, etc.
Im*mu"ni*ty (?), n.;
pl. Immunities (#). [L.
immunitas, fr. immunis free from a public
service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant, obliging,
cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunité.
See Common, and cf. Mean, a.]
1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a
particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.
2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.
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