king can do no wrong

king can do no wrong
This maxim means that the king is not responsible legally for aught he may please to do, or for any omission. It does not mean that everything done by the government is just and lawful, but that whatever is exceptionable in the conduct of public affairs is not to be imputed to the king.
See sovereign immunity
- sovereignty

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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