Diplomatic immunity is the freedom from legal action and from paying taxes that a diplomat has in the country in which he or she is working. The embassy official claimed diplomatic immunity and was later released. The exemption from taxation and ordinary processes of law afforded to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country. a diplomat's special rights in the country where they are working, which protect them from local taxes and prosecution
exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country