immunity

Immunity , sometimes also as a process of immunization , (adjective: immune ) stands for:

• the insensitivity of an organism to antigens, pathogens and poisons, see immunity (medicine)
• the protection of elected officials and foreign dignitaries from criminal prosecution, see political immunity
• the protection of diplomats from criminal, civil and administrative prosecution in the host country, see diplomatic immunity
• the protection of states from the jurisdiction of foreign states, see state immunity
• in legal history a privileged place for consecrated places, see ecclesiastical immunity
• the protection of cultural property abroad, e.g. for loans, see Objective immunity of cultural property
• a defense against rational criticism, see immunization strategy

See also:

• Extra-territoriality (protection of the embassy building)
• Church asylum

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