单词 | crown immunity |
释义 | > as lemmascrown immunity crown immunity n. Law (also with capital initials) immunity of the Crown or State (including certain government departments or officials) from civil suit or criminal prosecution in its own courts; the legal doctrine or principle of such immunity; cf. sovereign immunity n. at sovereign n. and adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1903 Irish Rep.: King's Bench Div. 2 264 In each case the existence of a Crown immunity or Crown privilege is the foundation of the defence. 1978 Times 1 Feb. 7/6 It could be argued that the Crown was a party to the agreements and the doctrine of Crown immunity applied. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Jan. 13 Jones is pressing the government to make substantial reforms to the laws of crown immunity so that public sector workers can be prosecuted. < as lemmas |
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