granting immunity
6
5.6
- noun
- /ˈɡræntɪŋ ɪˈmjunɪti/
- Formal
:
otorgar inmunidad
- This witness has only recently been granted immunity.
Examples
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One of the three is willing to testify against the others if he's granted immunity.
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All physicians responding to the survey were granted immunity from prosecution, and hence the results are considered quite reliable.
Academic text (1994) -
Government officials of ranking 10 have been granted immunity...
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Then, in 1961, the California Supreme Court declined to grant immunity to a city for an injury occurring at a public hospital.
Academic text (2016) -
Therefore, the legislature may have granted immunity to women in the interest of convicting criminal abortionists.
Academic text (2016) -
The most important unresolved issue was the decision of the IAA Fraud Unit and Israel Police as to which of the principals would be subjects of further criminal investigations and which would be granted immunity as witnesses for the state.
Academic text (2003) -
The other two witnesses, Barney Pritzig and Rudy "Disco" Gambola, who were granted immunity, and will testify for the prosecution, have now been ordered put under immediate police protection by the district attorney.
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Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that the United States District Court of Washington ruled in favor of Kaspersky Lab, granting immunity from liability in a case brought by online media company Zango.
Blog text (30) -
In a rare move, the Cass County State's Attorney's Office also granted immunity from prosecution to a Maricopa County sheriff's deputy who allegedly rode to West Fargo with Abrahamson, in exchange for the deputy's testimony.
Blog text (5) -
The attorney confirmed that the defendant was granted immunity for his cooperation.
Synonyms
173
4.9
Official protection from legal action or punishment
73
5.1
Official permission that frees someone from a rule or duty
A permission that lets someone not follow a rule
Antonyms
- Specialized
169
5.7
An act in which the state brings a criminal charge against someone in court
How Protected
- Formal
6
5.6
- Formal
150
6.8
- Formal
252
4.2
- Formal
73
5.1
- Formal
1
8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the official act of exempting someone from prosecution' is directly derivable from combining 'grant' (to give or permit) with 'immunity' (legal protection). This is a regular compositional noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
Granting immunity comes from the picture of giving someone a legal 'shield'. When the police or court grant a person immunity, they promise the person will not be charged for a crime so the person can speak freely, and that is why the phrase means 'officially exempting someone from prosecution'.