| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Exemption of diplomats—ambassadors and other representatives of a foreign nation—from the laws of the nation to which they are assigned. | 1 |
| ‡ Foreign representatives have sometimes gone unpunished for serious crimes after claiming diplomatic immunity. The main purpose of diplomatic immunity, however, is to protect diplomats from harassment or arrest by their host government. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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