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use immunity

/juːz ɪˈmjuːnɪti/

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/juːz ɪˈmjuːnɪti/C1formallegal
  • ruПрименять или полагаться на юридическую защиту или освобождение от требования, обязательства или наказания, часто в юридическом или медицинском контексте.

To invoke or rely on a legal protection or exemption from a requirement, obligation, or penalty, often in a legal or medical context.

  1. Legal protection from prosecutionC2formal

    A legal protection granted to a witness that prevents the prosecution from using their own testimony against them in a criminal case.

    ruИммунитет от использования показаний

    • The prosecutor offered the witness use immunity to secure their testimony.
    • Under use immunity, the defendant's statements could not be used against them.
    • The court granted use immunity to the key witness in the trial.