Diplomatic immunity is the freedom from legal action and from paying taxes that a diplomat has in the country in which he or she is working.
The embassy official claimed diplomatic immunity and was later released.
diplomatic immunity in British English
noun
the immunity from local jurisdiction and exemption from taxation in the country to which they are accredited afforded to diplomats
diplomatic immunity in American English
exemption from local taxation, court action, etc. in a foreign country, granted by international law to all members of a diplomatic service, their families, etc.
Examples of 'diplomatic immunity' in a sentence
diplomatic immunity
Harry says I'm not to worry, as we have diplomatic immunity.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
Harry was called, waiving diplomatic immunity, and told the coroner of the news he had given Dena when she returned from New York.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
My mother, for example, not only gave no permission, but was in fact a foreigner, a foreigner with diplomatic immunity.