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    USE IMMUNITY

     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-incriminationplay

    Synonyms:

    testimonial immunity; use immunity

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("use immunity" is a kind of...):

    exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "use 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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