| 单词 | privilege of peerage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivilege of peerage The privileges enjoyed by members and officers of the two Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom, usually referred to as parliamentary privilege or privilege of Parliament (or, in relation to the House of Lords, privilege of peers or privilege of peerage), include freedom of speech (protection by immunity from civil or criminal proceedings in respect of things said in the course of proceedings in Parliament) and the right of exclusive jurisdiction by each House over its own affairs. Also used of similar immunities in other legislative assemblies (as congressional privilege, etc.).extracted from privilegen.< as lemmas |
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