franchise vs immunity

franchise

noun
  • A legal exemption from jurisdiction. 

  • The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette. 

  • An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership. 

  • The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship. 

  • The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization. 

  • The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority. 

  • The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary. 

  • The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand. 

  • Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. 

  • The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area. 

  • A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee. 

  • A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government. 

verb
  • To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize. 

  • To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise. 

immunity

noun
  • An exemption from prosecution. 

  • An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services. 

  • An exemption from penance. 

  • An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play. 

  • A resistance to a specific thing. 

  • Protective resistance against disease. 

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