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official immunity
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Malice exception
Malice exception, A limitation on a public official's qualified immunity, by which the official can face Civil liability for wilfully exercising discretion in a way that
discretionary
Federal Tort Claims Act in the Important Laws section compare ministerial NOTE: A public official generally has qualified immunity from lawsuits that arise from his or her discretionary acts. … to discretion : exercised at one's own discretion ;specif : relating to the policy-making function of a public official see also Federal Tort Claims Act in the Important Laws section compare ministerial NOTE: A public official generally
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Immunity
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Financial Institution
51 of that Act); or any other financial institution which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf. [Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80E(3)(b)] Means: (i) a public … Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993); (iii) the International Finance Corporation establi-shed under the International Finance Cor-poration (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1958 (42 of 1958); (iv) any other institution or non-banking financial company as defined in
privilege
from liability 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 … 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
Act of State
internal government. the term is even used to indicate all acts into which, by reason that they are official in character, the Courts may not inquire, or in respect of which an official declaration, is bindings on … in the French and Continental Systems but only some of them. The term is next used to designate immunities and prohibitions sometimes created by statutes. The term is also extended to include certain prerogatives and special immunities
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