sovereign immunity
sovereign immunity · sovereign immunities
A legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is…A legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
More definitions
- an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
Forms
plural: sovereign immunities| Singular | sovereign immunity |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable