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* [[Immunity (medical)]], a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, and is related to the functions of the [[immune system]] |
* [[Immunity (medical)]], a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, and is related to the functions of the [[immune system]] |
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* [[Immunity (legal)]], conferring a status on a person or body that makes that person or body free from otherwise legal obligations such as, for example, liability for damages or punishment for criminal acts |
* [[Immunity (legal)]], conferring a status on a person or body that makes that person or body free from otherwise legal obligations such as, for example, liability for damages or punishment for criminal acts |
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* [[Immunity (Survivor)]], the statue of being protected from being voted in tribal council. |
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** [[Transactional immunity]], referring to the inability of the prosecutor to prosecute a witness in exchange for the witness's testimony, an action referred to as "turning state's evidence" |
** [[Transactional immunity]], referring to the inability of the prosecutor to prosecute a witness in exchange for the witness's testimony, an action referred to as "turning state's evidence" |
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** [[Use immunity]], under which the government may not use a witness's grand jury testimony to prosecute that person (but if the state acquires evidence for a crime independent of the testimony, the witness can then be prosecuted) |
** [[Use immunity]], under which the government may not use a witness's grand jury testimony to prosecute that person (but if the state acquires evidence for a crime independent of the testimony, the witness can then be prosecuted) |
Revision as of 03:48, 6 April 2007
Immunity may refer to:
- Immunity (medical), a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, and is related to the functions of the immune system
- Immunity (legal), conferring a status on a person or body that makes that person or body free from otherwise legal obligations such as, for example, liability for damages or punishment for criminal acts
- Immunity (Survivor), the statue of being protected from being voted in tribal council.
- Transactional immunity, referring to the inability of the prosecutor to prosecute a witness in exchange for the witness's testimony, an action referred to as "turning state's evidence"
- Use immunity, under which the government may not use a witness's grand jury testimony to prosecute that person (but if the state acquires evidence for a crime independent of the testimony, the witness can then be prosecuted)