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SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
Example:
the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sovereign immunity" is a kind of...):
exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)
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