How to Use sovereign immunity in a Sentence

sovereign immunity

noun
  • The plaintiffs agreed that some of the claims must be dismissed because of sovereign immunity.
    — Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
  • State entities covered by sovereign immunity are frequently self-insured.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Because of the sovereign immunity cap, Joynt went after the county’s insurer, Star Insurance Company, for most of the money.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In 2018, a federal court in Florida interpreted the clause to mean that the insurer only had to pay up to the sovereign immunity cap, ruling in Star’s favor, setting a legal precedent.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling in 2024 that CIMEX could invoke the sovereign immunity defense.
    — Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The Biden administration granted bin Salman sovereign immunity in 2022 after King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud named bin Salman prime minister.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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