qualified immunity

== English == === Noun === qualified immunity (uncountable) (law, US) A doctrine protecting some government officials from suit if no prior court decision had declared similar conduct to be actionable, or if they acted in good faith. 1982 Harlow v. Fitzgerald 457 U.S. 800 It is no disparagement of the offices held by petitioners to hold that Presidential aides, like Members of the Cabinet, generally are entitled only to a qualified immunity. ==== Translations ====