absolute immunity

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandimmunity

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absolute
adjective
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/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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immunity
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.ti/us
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/
a situation in which you are protected against disease or from ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandimmunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theabsoluteimmunityis of great practical value.
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This practice became embodied in the common law of this country as a rule ofabsoluteimmunity.
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The first international moves away fromabsoluteimmunityoccurred in relation to maritime law.
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I do not know to what extent all regulatory bodies haveabsoluteimmunityunder existing law—it would be helpful to know.
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The first internationally agreed move away fromabsoluteimmunityoccurred in relation to maritime law.
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At present a trade union enjoysabsoluteimmunityfrom an action for tort.
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They still believe inabsoluteimmunity.
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Many countries have now departed from the rule ofabsoluteimmunity.
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I certainly think that it is a solecism in law that you giveabsoluteimmunityto trade unions in respect of damages.
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Now they are to be givenabsoluteimmunityfrom legal action for £5 a year.
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I do not say there is any such thing asabsoluteimmunityfrom foot-and-mouth disease.
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But because we succeed in weathering one financial storm, are we to assumeabsoluteimmunityfrom all external pressure on our exchange resources for all time?
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To provideabsoluteimmunityfor political groups would be to create an obvious avenue for exploitation by those who wish to destroy or damage our democratic way of life.
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Of course, no one should be forced to answer the police or to testify; but should a suspect have anabsoluteimmunityfrom comment on his silence?
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On the one hand, we take rights off workers; on the other, we allowabsoluteimmunityto the legal and other professions because of the closed shop.
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Absoluteimmunityhas been applied to lawyers in some cases.
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The courts ruled against him on the basis that prosecutors haveabsoluteimmunity.
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Their defense was that they enjoyedabsoluteimmunitydue to their professional positions.
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Qualified immunity, similar toabsoluteimmunity, is an entitlement not to stand trial under certain circumstances.
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Absoluteimmunitycan not be extended to judges who perform administrative acts.
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