crown immunity

noun

A legal doctrine by which the royal sovereign or royally governed state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.

Similar
sovereign immunity
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Meanings

nouncrown immunity (countable and uncountable, plural crown immunities)

plural crown immunities

  1. countableuncountablelawA legal doctrine by which the royal sovereign or royally governed state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.

    Synonyms: sovereign immunity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA legal doctrine by which the royal sovereign or royally governed state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.

Similar
sovereign immunity
Also see
sovereign immunity
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APA

crown immunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20immunity

MLA

“crown immunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20immunity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crown immunity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20immunity.

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