Immunity may refer to:
Medicine
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Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease
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''Immunity'' (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press
Biology
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Immune system
Engineering
* Radiofrequence immunity describes how well an electronic circuit is protected against
electromagnetic interference
Electromagnetic interference (EMI), also called radio-frequency interference (RFI) when in the radio frequency spectrum, is a disturbance generated by an external source that affects an electrical circuit by electromagnetic induction, electros ...
Law
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Legal immunity, the concept of a person or entity being immune from legal liability due to a special status
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Absolute immunity, a type of immunity for government officials that confers total immunity when acting in the course of their duties
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Amnesty law, a law that provides immunity for past crimes
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Charitable immunity
Charitable immunity is a legal doctrine which holds that a charitable organization is not liable under tort law. It originated in 19th-century Great Britain.
History
The early form of charitable immunity in England did not provide immunity from ...
, immunity from liability granted to charities in many countries from the 19th century to the mid-20th century
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Diplomatic immunity, agreement between sovereign governments to exclude diplomats from local laws
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Immunity from prosecution (international law), exclusion of governments or their officials from prosecution under international law
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Judicial immunity, immunity of a judge or magistrate in the course of their official duties
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Parliamentary immunity
Parliamentary immunity, also known as legislative immunity, is a system in which politicians such as president, vice president, governor, lieutenant governor, member of parliament, member of legislative assembly, member of legislative council, s ...
, immunity granted to elected officials during their tenure and in the course of their duties
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Qualified immunity, in the United States, immunity of individuals performing tasks as part of the government's actions
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Sovereign immunity, the prevention of lawsuits or prosecution against rulers or governments without their given consent
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Sovereign immunity in the United States, the legal privilege by which the American federal, state, and tribal governments cannot be sued
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Spousal privilege
In the common law, spousal privilege (also called marital privilege or husband-wife privilege) is a term used in the law of evidence to describe two separate privileges that apply to spouses: the spousal communications privilege and the spousal ...
, also called spousal immunity, protects a spouse from testifying against the defendant
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State immunity, principle of international law that the government of a state is not amenable before the courts of another state
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Witness immunity
Witness immunity from prosecution occurs when a prosecutor grants immunity to a witness in exchange for testimony or production of other evidence.
In the United States, the prosecution may grant immunity in one of two forms. Transactional immuni ...
, immunity granted to a witness in exchange for testimony
Other
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''Immunity'' (Rupert Hine album)
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''Immunity'' (Jon Hopkins album)
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''Immunity'' (Clairo album)
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Immunity (reality television)
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
, a condition which protects a contestant on a reality TV show from being kicked off the show in a given period
*"Immunity", a song by Linda Perhacs from her album ''
The Soul of All Natural Things''
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