1To escape or be saved from disaster, death, or other misfortune; to be spared from harm.
彼は事故で命を免れた。
He escaped death in the accident.
奇跡的に火事の被害を免れた家もあった。
There were houses that miraculously escaped damage from the fire.
早めに避難したおかげで大きな被害を免れた。
Thanks to evacuating early, we avoided major damage.
2To avoid (punishment, responsibility, duty); to be exempted from or to elude an obligation or penalty.
証拠不十分で彼は罪を免れた。
Due to insufficient evidence, he avoided conviction.
責任を免れるために誰かのせいにするのはよくない。
It's not right to blame someone to dodge responsibility.
税金を免れようとする試みは法律で禁じられている。
Attempts to evade taxes are prohibited by law.