| NOUN | act | testimonial immunity, use immunity | an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination |
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| Meaning | An exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore / therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination. | |
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| Synonym | use immunity | |
| Narrower | transactional immunity | A broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony |
| Broader | exemption, immunity, granting immunity | An act exempting someone |
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