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diplomatic immunity
noun
- exemption from taxation, searches, arrest, etc., enjoyed by diplomatic officials and their dependent families under international law, and usually on a reciprocal basis.
diplomatic immunity
noun
- the immunity from local jurisdiction and exemption from taxation in the country to which they are accredited afforded to diplomats
diplomatic immunity
- Exemption of diplomats — ambassadors and other representatives of a foreign nation — from the laws of the nation to which they are assigned.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diplomatic immunity1
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Example Sentences
Diplomats from countries lacking the rule of law, for instance, regularly flouted parking rules in New York City when they had diplomatic immunity.
Since the fatal incident, Dunn’s family has campaigned for her to be stripped of diplomatic immunity so she can return to Britain to face justice.
The U.S. claimed that Davis carried a diplomatic passport and therefore enjoyed diplomatic immunity.
The Americans – along with other foreign embassies - claim diplomatic immunity and refuse to pay them.
His attorneys argued that he enjoyed diplomatic immunity as head of the IMF.
But I wonder about the necessity for diplomatic immunity for an innocent person.
He asks if the handcuffs are necessary and declares: “I have diplomatic immunity.”
And it would practically destroy the principle of diplomatic immunity.
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