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单词 diplomatic immunity
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diplomatic immunity

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noun

exemption from taxation, searches, arrest, etc., enjoyed by diplomatic officials and their dependent families under international law, and usually on a reciprocal basis.

Origin of diplomatic immunity

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby diplomatic immunity

diplomat, diplomate, diplomatic, diplomatic bag, diplomatic corps, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic pouch, diplomatics, Diplomatic Service, diplomatist, diplomatize
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British Dictionary definitions for diplomatic immunity

diplomatic immunity

noun

the immunity from local jurisdiction and exemption from taxation in the country to which they are accredited afforded to diplomats
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for diplomatic immunity

diplomatic immunity

Exemption of diplomats — ambassadors and other representatives of a foreign nation — from the laws of the nation to which they are assigned.

notes for diplomatic immunity

Foreign representatives have sometimes gone unpunished for serious crimes after claiming diplomatic immunity. The main purpose of diplomatic immunity, however, is to protect diplomats from harassment or arrest by their host government.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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