Learn English – cannot be held responsible for responsibility or accountability, hold harmless – single word request

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In the context of being held responsible or accountable for your words, is there a single word that describes a being without accountability or responsibility?

Specifically, the state of always being held harmless for anything they say because of their job position, say a comedian or an entertainer.

Best Answer

One obvious word is simply unaccountable:

[Merriam-Webster]

2 : not to be called to account : not responsible

The only other single word I can think of—although it has a broader meaning than you might like—is

Exempt:

[Merriam-Webster]

2 : free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject • was exempt from jury duty • the estate was exempt from taxes

Of course, there are also some very specific contextual phrases. For instance, diplomatic immunity.

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