blanket immunity

collocation in English

meaningsofblanketandimmunity

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blanket
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/us
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/
including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group ...
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immunity
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.ti/us
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/
a situation in which you are protected against disease or from ...
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(Definition ofblanketandimmunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblanket immunity

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We cannot be asked to give them ablanketimmunitywithout knowing their status.
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Admittedly we are asking forblanketimmunity, but the power in the legislation is a blanket liability to deportation.
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I am especially worried about theblanketimmunityfor omission from the invitations or advertisements.
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They had accepted our case for immunity against members and provided ablanketimmunityfor self-regulating organisations against everyone.
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Moreover, if there isblanketimmunity, immunity in the "widest possible terms", presumably that covers future acts of espionage as well as past ones.
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It would giveblanketimmunityfar further than is necessary to cover this narrow point.
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I hope that, whatever qualified immunities might have been given, there is noblanketimmunityfrom prosecution.
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Will he give an assurance that should it unfortunately become necessary for a similar inquiry to be held in the future there will be noblanketimmunityfrom prosecution?
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Such ablanketimmunityis too great.
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They, in common with companies, have had great privileges conferred upon them by law: the privilege ofblanketimmunityagainst civil proceedings in tort when they organised industrial action.
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I am looking for a commitment that the principle will be abandoned and that any further discussions will start from the presumption that noblanketimmunitycan be granted.
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