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sovereign immunity

/ˈsɒvrɪn ɪˈmjuːnɪti/

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/ˈsɒvrɪn ɪˈmjuːnɪti/C1formallegal
  • ruЮридическая доктрина, которая не позволяет подавать иски против правительства или его учреждений без их согласия, основанная на принципе, что суверен не может совершить правового нарушения.

A legal doctrine that prevents the government or its agencies from being sued without their consent, based on the principle that the sovereign cannot commit a legal wrong.

  1. Legal doctrineC2formal

    A legal principle that a sovereign state or its government cannot be sued without its consent.

    ruСудебный иммунитет государства

    • The lawsuit was dismissed due to sovereign immunity.
    • Sovereign immunity protects the government from certain legal claims.
    • The court ruled that the state could invoke sovereign immunity in this case.