Privilege (Noun)
Meaning 1
A special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The lawyer claimed attorney-client privilege to avoid testifying about the confidential conversations with her client.
- The journalist invoked reporter's privilege to protect the identity of her confidential source.
- The doctor refused to disclose the patient's medical records, citing doctor-patient privilege.
- The court ruled that the accountant's communications with her client were protected by accountant-client privilege.
- The priest cited clergy-penitent privilege to avoid disclosing the confessions made to him by the defendant.