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privilege - (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship |
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right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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attorney-client privilege the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client
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informer's privilege the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer
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journalist's privilege the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
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husband-wife privilege,
marital communications privilege neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
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physician-patient privilege the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient
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priest-penitent privilege the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges
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privilege - a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all |
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advantage,
vantage benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
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privilege - bestow a privilege upon |
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favor,
favour |
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allow,
countenance,
let,
permit allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
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