Sovereign
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
sovereign
also
sov·ran
[-vrən]
n
: a person or political entity (as a nation or state) possessing or held to possess sovereignty [a controversy between two s…the United States on the one hand and the State of California on the other "U.S. Code"] see also sovereign immunity at immunity
also
sovran
adj
1 : possessed of supreme power [a ruler]
2 : enjoying autonomy [ states]
3 : relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a sovereign
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