[ɪˈmjuːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- totally or partially resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
(e.g: they were naturally immune to hepatitis B)

- protected or exempt, especially from an obligation or the effects of something
(e.g: they are immune from legal action)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘free from (a liability’)): from Latin immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’. Senses relating to physiological resistance date from the late 19th century