Legal immunity
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legal-immunity-302-7371370
title:
Legal immunity
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Legal immunity, or immunity from prosecution, is a legal status wherein an individual or entity cannot be held liable for a violation of the law, in order to facilitate societal aims that outweigh the value of imposing liability in such cases. Such legal immunity may be from criminal prosecution, or from civil liability, or both. The most notable forms of legal immunity are parliamentary immunity and witness immunity. One author has described legal immunity as "the obverse of a legal power":
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encyclopedia
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Inability of a person or entity to be held liable for a violation of the law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_immunity
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2024-01-15T20:41:42Z
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