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legislative immunity
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speech or debate clause
a 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
Extra-territorial operations
'extra-territorial', and that under Art. 245(1) it is within the competence of the Parliament and of the State Legislatures to enact laws with extra territorial operation in the sense. The words 'laws with extra-territorial operation' in Article … provision would be redundant as regards legislation by parliament and inconsistent as regards laws enacted by States, Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 681 (750). [Constitution of India, Art. 245(2)]
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privilege
esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice qualified … 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
Right
is used in Article 131 in this generic sense. For example, the State claims to be entitled to legislate exclusively on all particular matter on the ground that it falls within List II of the VII Schedule … imposing corresponding duties on others. But in a generic sense, the word 'right' is used to mean an immunity from the legal power of another: immunity is exemption from the power of another, State of Rajasthan v.
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legislative immunity
Matched in: Term legislative immunity
speech or debate clause
a 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
Extra-territorial operations
'extra-territorial', and that under Art. 245(1) it is within the competence of the Parliament and of the State Legislatures to enact laws with extra territorial operation in the sense. The words 'laws with extra-territorial operation' in Article … provision would be redundant as regards legislation by parliament and inconsistent as regards laws enacted by States, Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 681 (750). [Constitution of India, Art. 245(2)]
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privilege
esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice qualified … 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
Right
is used in Article 131 in this generic sense. For example, the State claims to be entitled to legislate exclusively on all particular matter on the ground that it falls within List II of the VII Schedule … imposing corresponding duties on others. But in a generic sense, the word 'right' is used to mean an immunity from the legal power of another: immunity is exemption from the power of another, State of Rajasthan v.
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