HyperDic: sovereign_immunity

English > 1 sense of the expression sovereign immunity:
NOUNactsovereign immunityan exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
English > sovereign immunity: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn 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"
Broaderexemption, immunity, granting immunityAn act exempting someone

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