Immunity
Encyclopedia
Medicine
- Immunity (medical)Immunity (medical)Immunity is a biological term that describes a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion. Immunity involves both specific and non-specific components. The non-specific components act either as barriers or as eliminators of wide...
, resistance of an organism to infection or disease. - Immunity (journal)Immunity (journal)Immunity is a peer-reviewed medical journal of immunology published by Cell Press. The journal was established in December 1994, and is edited by Peter T. Lee....
, a scientific journal published by Cell PressCell PressCell Press, an imprint of Elsevier, publishes biomedical journals, including Cell, Neuron, Immunity, Molecular Cell, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Current Biology, Structure, Chemistry & Biology, Cell Metabolism, American Journal of Human Genetics, and new titles – Cell Host & Microbe and Cell...
Law
- Amnesty lawAmnesty lawAn amnesty law is any law that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders and government leaders, from criminal liability for crimes committed.Most allegations involve human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.-History:...
, immunity from past crimes - Charitable immunityCharitable immunityCharitable immunity is a legal doctrine which holds that a charitable organization is not liable under tort law. It originated in 19th century Britain....
, immunity from liability granted to charities in many countries from the 19th century to the mid-20th century - Diplomatic immunityDiplomatic immunityDiplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws...
, agreement between sovereign governments to exclude diplomats from local laws - Immunity from prosecution, immunity granted to a witness in exchange for testimony
- Immunity from prosecution (international law)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 granted to people who perform certain functions of...
, exclusion of governments or their officials from prosecution under international law - Judicial immunityJudicial immunityJudicial Immunity is a form of legal immunity which protects judges and others employed by the judiciary from lawsuits brought against them for official conduct in office, no matter how incompetent, negligent, or malicious such conduct might be, even if this conduct is in violation of statutes.For...
, immunity of a judge or magistrate in the course of their official duties - Parliamentary immunityParliamentary immunityParliamentary immunity, also known as legislative immunity, is a system in which members of the parliament or legislature are granted partial immunity from prosecution. Before prosecuting, it is necessary that the immunity be removed, usually by a superior court of justice or by the parliament itself...
, immunity granted to elected officials during their tenure and in the course of their duties - Qualified immunityQualified immunityQualified immunity is a doctrine in U.S. federal law that arises in cases brought against state officials under 42 U.S.C Section 1983 and against federal officials under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 . Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for the...
, in the United States, immunity of individuals performing tasks as part of the government's actions - Sovereign immunitySovereign immunitySovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution....
, the prevention of lawsuits or prosecution against rulers or governments without their given consent
Other
- Immunity (album)Immunity (album)Immunity is a solo album by Rupert Hine. Originally released in 1981, re-released and digitally remastered in 2001. The album was dedicated to Liam Byrne...
, an album by Rupert Hine - Immunity (reality television)Immunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
, a condition which protects a contestant on a reality TV show from being kicked off the show in a given period