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Side chain theory
A theory proposed by P Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena In brief outline it is as follows Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules which
speech or debate clause
clause in Article I of the U.S. Constitution granting members of Congress a privilege from arrest and legislative immunity for any speech or debate made in either of the houses called also speech and debate clause
sovereign acts doctrine
sovereign acts doctrine : a doctrine granting the United States immunity from contractual obligations for acts performed in its sovereign capacity
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right
their Creator with certain unalienable s "Declaration of Independence"] see also natural right b : a power, privilege, immunity, or capacity the enjoyment of which is secured to a person by law [one's constitutional s] c :
protection
foreign competition in their home market by restrictions (as high duties) on foreign competitive goods 4 a : immunity from prosecution purchased by criminals through bribery b : money extorted by racketeers posing as a protective association
Ancient demesne
The tenants in ancient demesne, properly so called, were made subject to certain restraints and entitled to certain immunities. They were forbidden to bring or to defend any real action, touching their tenements, except in the lord's
Public authority
subject to government influence or control, (vi) that the defendant possessed no special powers nor did it enjoy immunities which might have been indications of publicness, (vii) that it was not publicly funded and (viii) that it
Powers
Powers, the word 'powers' used in Article 194(3) must be considered along with the words 'pri-vileges and immunities' to which the said clause refers. The powers of the House of the Legislature of a State to
In respect of anything said in Parliament
Parliament was sitting and its business was being transacted, anything said during the course of that business was immune from proceedings in any court, Tej Kiran Jain v. M. Sanjiva Reddy, AIR 1970 SC 1573 (1574). [Constitution
Human rights
courts in India. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994), s. 2 (1) (d)] The freedoms, immunities and benefits that accor-ding to modern values (esp. at an international level, all human beings should be able
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