Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country`s laws, although they can still be expelled. It was agreed as international law in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), though the concept and custo....
in international law, the immunities enjoyed by foreign states or international organizations and their official representatives from the ... [1 related articles]
[n] - exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
noun exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
exemption from taxation, searches, arrest, etc., enjoyed by diplomatic officials and their dependent families under international law, and usually on a reciprocal basis.