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• Privilege (evidence) — Under common law, privilege is a term describing a number of rules excluding evidence that would be adverse to a fundamental principle or relationship if it were disclosed. [Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary] The most common form… …   Wikipedia

• privilege — priv·i·lege n [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg lex law] 1: a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a: an exemption… …   Law dictionary

• privilege — priv‧i‧lege [ˈprɪvlɪdʒ] noun 1. [countable] a special advantage given to a small group of people, organizations, countries etc: • The new trade privileges will enhance Vienna s effort to attract US companies. • The Treasury will allow dealers to …   Financial and business terms

• government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… …   Law dictionary

• privilege — [priv′ə lij, priv′lij] n. [OFr < L privilegium, an exceptional law for or against any individual < privus, PRIVATE + lex (gen. legis), law: see LEGAL] 1. a right, advantage, favor, or immunity specially granted to one; esp., a right held by …   English World dictionary

• privilege — A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company, or class, beyond the common advantages of other citizens. An exceptional or extraordinary power or exemption. A peculiar right, advantage, exemption, power, franchise,… …   Black's law dictionary

• Privilège de secret d'État — L affaire United States v. Reynolds (en) de 1953 impliquait une action au civil contre le gouvernement des États Unis de veuves de militaires décédés lors d un accident d un …   Wikipédia en Français

• Government-granted monopoly — In economics, a government granted monopoly (also called a de jure monopoly ) is a form of coercive monopoly by which a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential… …   Wikipedia

• Privilege — A privilege mdash;etymologically private law or law relating to a specific individual mdash;is a special entitlement or immunity granted by a government or other authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis. A… …   Wikipedia

• privilege — [[t]prɪ̱vɪlɪʤ[/t]] privileges, privileging, privileged 1) N COUNT A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials …   English dictionary

• privilege — privileger, n. /priv euh lij, priv lij/, n., v., privileged, privileging. n. 1. a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich. 2. a special right, immunity, or exemption… …   Universalium