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GRANTING IMMUNITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act exempting someone
Example:
he was granted immunity from prosecution
Synonyms:
exemption; granting immunity; immunity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("granting immunity" is a kind of...):
discharge; release; waiver (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granting immunity"):
fix (an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear)
official immunity (personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority)
sovereign immunity (an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent)
testimonial immunity; use immunity (an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination)
