SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sovereign immunity mean? 

• SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY (noun)
  The noun SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong

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

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