| 单词 | public interest immunity certificate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspublic interest immunity certificate public interest immunity certificate n. (in the United Kingdom) a document authorized by a government minister or senior civil servant which prevents specified information from being used in a trial. ΚΠ 1982 Times 8 May 6/5 The secretary of state had claimed public interest immunity. In such cases the court had first to peruse the public immunity claim certificate. 1987 Times (Nexis) 27 Nov. The Home Secretary had signed a certificate of public interest immunity which had restricted the questioning of Sir Robert by counsel for the newspapers.] 1988 Times 10 Sept. 5/7 Treasury counsel acting for the Government, said he could answer the question within the bounds of two public interest immunity certificates issued by two Cabinet ministers. 2000 D. Bartlett in L. Cliffe et al. Politics of Lying viii. 130 [There was] widespread suspicion that ministers and officials had..sought to pervert justice by preventing the disclosure of documents through Public Interest Immunity Certificates. < as lemmas |
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