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sovereign definition - legal

n

A person, state, or group that is preeminent and independent of the will of others; the ruler of an autocratic state. See also sovereignty.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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