absolute privilege

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈpɹɪv.l̩.ɪd͡ʒ/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈpɹɪv.l̩.ɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

absolute privilege (plural absolute privileges)

  1. (law) A privilege given to lawmakers to prevent them from being sued for libel or slander due to statements made on the floor, regardless of whether they were made in good faith.[1]

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
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