Wikipedia: History of Sovereign immunity

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The doctrine, from English law, that the sovereign or government because its actions are presumed to be in accordance with law cannot commit a legal wrong and is thus immune from suit.

Sovereign immunity is the doctrine, from English law, that the sovereign or government, because its actions are presumed to be in accordance with law, cannot commit a legal wrong and is thus immune from suit.

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	Revision 2 . . December 5, 2001 4:22 am by Ed Poor [link to impeachment, its antonym]
	Revision 1 . . December 5, 2001 4:03 am by Red Bowen [define]