Meanings
- USuncountablelawA doctrine protecting some government officials from suit if no prior court decision had declared similar conduct to be actionable, or if they acted in good faith.
Erma Aldaba sought to hold police liable for her son’s deadly encounter with police, but qualified immunity ended her lawsuit before it could even get to trial.
2020 May 8, “Shielded”, in Reuters2 more examples
It is no disparagement of the offices held by petitioners to hold that Presidential aides, like Members of the Cabinet, generally are entitled only to a qualified immunity.
1982 Harlow v. Fitzgerald 457 U.S. 800How many courtrooms can these cowards walk right through? / In the land of opportunity, where qualified immunity / Keeps a red dot locked on the community, uh / Tell you to face up when your face is getting laced up / Shooting from the hip, always aiming for the waist up / Untouchables can still get touched / Let 'em call for backup, 'cause there's always more of us, run up
2022, “'III'”, performed by Stray From The Path
Translations
Korean 제한적 면책특권
- 제한적 면책특권 (jehanjeok myeonchaekteukgwon)a doctrine protecting some government officials from suit
Spanish inmunidad cualificada
- inmunidad cualificadaa doctrine protecting some government officials from suit
Vietnamese sự miễn trừ có điều kiện
- sự miễn trừ có điều kiệna doctrine protecting some government officials from suit
Cite this entry
qualified immunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qualified%20immunity
“qualified immunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qualified%20immunity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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