sovereign immunity
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sovereign immunity - an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent; "the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong"

granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"

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exemption granting immunity immunity			30) The court immediately dismissed the third-party claims against the government based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity as ruled in Stencel. Civilian soldiers: expanding the government contractor defense to ... by Jackson, Aaron L. / Air Force Law Review [T]he American doctrine of sovereign immunity is indefensible upon both theoretical and pragmatic grounds," writes Clyde Jacobs, calling it "an unfortunate excrescence of a political and legal order which no longer enlists support. Article III as a constitutional compromise: modern textualism and ... by Menashi, Steven / Notre Dame Law Review This was no help to the plaintiff, however, because the independent doctrine of sovereign immunity did in fact raise this bar, without concern for whether the suit was brought in law, equity, or admiralty. Pleading sovereign immunity: the doctrinal underpinnings of Hans v. ... by Kian, Sina / Stanford Law Review			Doctorally doctorate Doctoress doctorfish doctorial doctoring Doctorly Doctorow Doctors Doctors' Commons Doctorship doctorspeak Doctress Doctrinable doctrinaire doctrinal doctrinal template Doctrinally Doctrinarian doctrinarianism doctrine doctrine of analogy Doctrine of atoms Doctrine of definite proportions doctrine of descent Doctrine of sovereign immunity Doctrine of the sphere doctrinism docu-soap docudrama document document reader documentable Documental documentalist documentarian documentary documentary credit documentary evidence documentary film documentation documented documents docusoap docutainment DOD DOD civilian DOD support to counterdrug operations Dodd Doddart Dodded			Doctrine of Creation Doctrine of Creation Doctrine of Creation Doctrine of definite proportions doctrine of descent Doctrine of Emanation Doctrine of Equality of States Doctrine of God Lecture Outline Doctrine of last clear chance Doctrine of Nullification Doctrine of Nullification Doctrine of Nullification Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty Doctrine of precedence Doctrine of precedence Doctrine of precedent Doctrine of precedent Doctrine of preexistence Doctrine of privity Doctrine of Recollection Doctrine of Recollection Doctrine of Recollection Doctrine of res judicata Doctrine of res judicata Doctrine of res judicata Doctrine of res judicata Doctrine of res judicata Doctrine of signatures Doctrine of signatures Doctrine of sovereign immunity Doctrine of tenure Doctrine of tenure Doctrine of the affections Doctrine of the Atonement Doctrine of the Atonement Doctrine of the Atonement Doctrine of the Mean Doctrine of the sphere Doctrine of the Trinity Doctrine of the Trinity Doctrine Organization Training Doctrine Query Language doctrine sponsor Doctrine Training Team Doctrine, Operational, Training, Leader and Material Doctrine, Organization, Tactics, Materiel, and Logistics Doctrine, Organization, Training, Equipment, and Structure Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, & Personnel Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Doctrine, Training, Leader Development, Organizations, and Materiel Doctrine, Training, Leader, Soldiers Doctrine, Training, Organization, and Materiel Doctrines Doctrines Doctrines Doctrines Doctrines from the Prophets doctrines of lawmaking doctrinism doctus

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