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"Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. This principle is commonly expressed by the popular legal maxim ""rex non potest peccare,"" meaning ""the king can do no wrong.""" (Wikipedia)

In crime and tort, liability has often and traditionally depended on showing that the defendant intended to commit a legal wrong. (Reason, Morality, and Law: The Philosophy of John Finnis, Oxford University Press)