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

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sovereign immunity" is a kind of...):

exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)

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