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TESTIMONIAL IMMUNITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination
Synonyms:
testimonial immunity; use immunity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("testimonial immunity" is a kind of...):
exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "testimonial immunity"):
transactional immunity (a broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony)
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