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Immunity may refer to:
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Legal immunity , the concept of a person or entity being immune from legal liability due to a special status
Absolute immunity , a type of immunity for government officials that confers total immunity when acting in the course of their duties
Amnesty law , a law that provides immunity for past crimes
Charitable immunity , immunity from liability granted to charities in many countries from the 19th century to the mid-20th century
Diplomatic immunity , agreement between sovereign governments to exclude diplomats from local laws
Immunity from prosecution (international law) , exclusion of governments or their officials from prosecution under international law
Judicial immunity , immunity of a judge or magistrate in the course of their official duties
Parliamentary immunity , immunity granted to elected officials during their tenure and in the course of their duties
Qualified immunity , in the United States, immunity of individuals performing tasks as part of the government's actions
Sovereign immunity , the prevention of lawsuits or prosecution against rulers or governments without their given consent
Sovereign immunity in the United States , the legal privilege by which the American federal, state, and tribal governments cannot be sued
Spousal privilege , also called spousal immunity, protects a spouse from testifying against the defendant
State immunity , principle of international law that the government of a state is not amenable before the courts of another state
Witness immunity , immunity granted to a witness in exchange for testimony
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