what does sovereign immunity mean?
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY as NOUN
- Meaning
- an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government’’s consent
Usage Example(s)
- the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong
Hypernyms(s) sovereign immunity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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