| NOUN | act | granting immunity, exemption, immunity | an act exempting someone |
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| Meaning | An act exempting someone. | |
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| Synonyms | exemption, immunity | |
| Narrower | fix | An exemption granted / granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear |
| official immunity | personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured / 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 | |
| use immunity, testimonial immunity | An exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination | |
| Broader | release, waiver, discharge | A formal written statement of relinquishment |
| Spanish | dispensa, exención, inmunidad | |
| Catalan | dispensa, exempció, immunitat | |
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