immune from

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Exempt from a legal duty, penalty, or prosecution.

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  • He is immune from prosecution as long as he is in office.
  • Diplomats are often immune from local jurisdiction.
  • The treaty rendered them immune from customs duties.
  • High-ranking officials are sometimes immune from certain legal obligations.
  • The witness was granted immunity, making him immune from self-incrimination.
  • Under international law, certain organizations are immune from national courts.
  • The new law declared small businesses immune from the new regulations for a year.
  • Many believe that powerful individuals should not be immune from accountability.
  • The legislation aims to make whistleblowers immune from reprisal.
  • The company was declared immune from civil lawsuits due to its government contract.