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sovereign immunity

DEFINITIONS OF: sovereign immunity

1

n an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent

“the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong”
Type of:
exemption, granting immunity, immunity
an act exempting someone
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