Diplomatic Immunity (Noun)
Meaning
Exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The ambassador claimed diplomatic immunity after being involved in a car accident in the host country.
- As a diplomat, she enjoyed diplomatic immunity and was exempt from paying taxes on her income.
- The foreign minister invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid testifying in court about the alleged human rights abuses.
- The embassy staff were granted diplomatic immunity, which meant they could not be prosecuted for any crimes committed on the host country's soil.
- The concept of diplomatic immunity has been criticized for allowing diplomats to act with impunity and disregard the laws of the host country.