qualified immunity
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A 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.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "How 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"
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable