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Qualified immunity

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004060

A legal doctrine that protects government officials from liability in civil lawsuits unless their conduct violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights, and there is no objective legal ambiguity. This protection applies when officials are performing discretionary functions. The doctrine aims to shield officials from undue interference with their duties and from the threat of liability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004060
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004060",
  "term": "Qualified immunity",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal doctrine that protects government officials from liability in civil lawsuits unless their conduct violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights, and there is no objective legal ambiguity. This protection applies when officials are performing discretionary functions. The doctrine aims to shield officials from undue interference with their duties and from the threat of liability.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/qualified-immunity/"
}

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