Marital satisfaction is perhaps one of the most frequently studied variables in marital research. Despite the wealth of literature examining this construct, there is a continuing lack of consensus among marital researchers about how to conceptualize and measure marital satisfaction, as well as an absence of a unifying theoretical approach to
Sovereign Immunity. The legal protection that prevents a sovereign state or person from being sued without consent. Sovereign immunity is a judicial doctrine that prevents the government or its political subdivisions, departments, and agencies from being sued without its consent.
Types of immunity. There are two types of immunity. Transactional immunity is broad: a witness with transactional immunity cannot be prosecuted for the underlying offense, CPL 210.30(1)(d), (4), though the witness can be prosecuted for perjury.