immune
• adjective 1 resistant to a particular infection owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells. 2 relating to such resistance: the immune system. 3 exempt from an obligation or penalty. 4 (often immune to) not susceptible. — ORIGIN Latin immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’.
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