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sovereign immunity

sovereign immunity noun: a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.

Noun

sovereign immunity (countable and uncountable, plural sovereign immunities)

  1. A legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
    Synonyms:
    crown immunity

Synonyms of sovereign immunity

Forms of sovereign immunity

pluralsovereign immunities

Questions about sovereign immunity

What does sovereign immunity mean?
Sovereign immunity means a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
What part of speech is sovereign immunity?
Sovereign immunity is a noun.
What is the plural of sovereign immunity?
The plural of sovereign immunity is sovereign immunities.

Words near sovereign immunity in the dictionary

  1. sovereign citizen
  2. sovereign citizens
  3. sovereign debt
  4. sovereign debts
  5. sovereign immunities
  6. sovereign immunity
  7. Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  8. sovereign ring
  9. sovereign rings
  10. sovereign state
  11. Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order

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