absolute privilege

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} 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]].<ref>{{R:MW3 1976|page=6}}</ref>

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.