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use immunity
(redirected from Prosecutorial immunity)

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Noun1.use immunity - an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination
testimonial immunity
granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
transactional immunity - a broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony
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Those writers appropriated assertions about the use of executive power to defend prosecutorial immunity for anyone allegedly acting to protect the nation.
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Prosecutorial immunity is good because it protects a lot of people from frivolous lawsuits, but, for lawsuits that are legitimate, prosecutors have to be held accountable.
Righting a wrong: after spending 20 years in prison on a wrongful ... by Ibara, Liliana / The Chicago Reporter
In denying the prosecutor's request, the Supreme Court revisited its earlier decisions concerning prosecutorial immunity and concluded that the act of swearing to a probable cause statement is for a witness, such as an investigating officer, and not an exercise of an advocate's professional judgment.
Supreme Court cases: 1997-1998 term by Regini, Lisa A. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
 
 
 
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