privileged
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- adjective
- /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
- Formal
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privilegiado
- In a trial, the judge declared that all the discussions between the lawyer and his client were privileged and could not be disclosed.
- privileged communication
- privileged and confidential
- privileged information
And CNN said that's privileged, which of course, it's not privileged, right?
- And CNN said that's privileged, which of course, it's not privileged, right?
- And if this was a speech that came out of official duties, then it might be privileged.
Examples
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You understand that I'm your attorney and any communication between us is privileged, right?
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Again, my client's personal diary is privileged.
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Is this a privileged conversation?
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Honey, that is privileged information.
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That is privileged information, Wayne!
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Privileged communication between attorney and client.
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This conversation is privileged.
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That's privileged information.
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Anything you tell me will of course be protected under the rules of confidentiality and privileged infonnation of the attorney-client relationship.
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She learned that revealing any privileged information could have serious legal consequences.
Antonyms
How Protected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Privileged comes from Latin parts privus 'private' and lex 'law', and it first meant a 'law for one person'. So, privileged information is protected from the usual rules and cannot be forced into court.