Immunize - Law Dictionary Search Results
disfranchise
disfranchise -chised -chis·ing : to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity ;esp : to deprive of the right to vote
excuse
god, force majeure, fortuitous event, impossibility of performance b : a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or criminal conduct compare justification, privilege
Good Samaritan law
Good Samaritan law : a law providing immunity from liability to a good samaritan (as an off-duty physician) whose negligent administration of aid causes injury
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piercing the corporate veil
piercing the corporate veil The judicial act of imposing personal liability on otherwise immune corporate officers, directors and shareholders for a corporation's fraudulent or wrongful acts. Source: FindLaw
morindin
the Morinda citrifolia called noni which is touted by some merchants to have a stimulatory effect on the immune system It is a disaccharide derivative of anthracenedione
privilege
sacred rights considered as particularly guaranteed to all persons by a constitution and esp. by the privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution
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
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 :
section 1983
42 of the U.S. Code that makes a person liable for depriving another of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution and laws while acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or
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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