Inoculated
/ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪtɪd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Having been vaccinated or treated to produce immunity against a disease, relevant in legal contexts such as public health law.
The employee was legally required to be inoculated against certain infectious diseases before starting work.
- (v.) Past tense of inoculate; to have introduced a vaccine or antigen into a living organism to develop immunity, relevant in legal regulations on vaccination.
The government inoculated the population during the epidemic as part of its public health mandate.
Forms
- inoculate
- inoculates
- inoculating
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Commentary
As 'inoculated' primarily functions as a past tense verb or adjectival form of 'inoculate,' the main substantive legal discussions revolve around the base term and its implications in health regulations and liability.
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