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Established in all child abuse laws to protect reporters from civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution resulting from filing a report of child abuse and neglect.
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Absolute theory of sovereign immunity in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of absolute theory of sovereign immunity.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Immunity
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late 14c., “exemption from service or obligation,” from Old French immunité “privilege; immunity from attack, inviolability” (14c.) and directly from Latin immunitatem (nominative immunitas) “exemption from performing public service or charge, privilege,” from immunis “exempt, free, not paying a share” (see immune (adj.)). Medical sense of “protection from disease” is from 1879, from French or German.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- absolute theory of sovereign immunity in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- absolute theory of sovereign immunity in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Immunity in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of immunity.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- immunity in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- immunity in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Meaning of Immunity in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Immunity published by the National Association for Court Management: Grant by the court, which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing criminal evidence.
Immunity is an exemption granted by statute or government authorities from a legal duty, penalty or prosecution. There are generally three types of immunity.
Immunity is an exemption granted by statute or government authorities from a legal duty, penalty or prosecution. There are generally three types of immunity.
Immunity (Criminal Judicial Process)
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