privilege law

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• 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 against self-incrimination — A witness s right to refuse to testify in court if the testimony might result in the witness revealing criminal activity and/or being criminally prosecuted. This right is guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, but is waivable… …   Law dictionary

• privilege log — USA A document that describes the nature of communications, documents or other tangible things being withheld from disclosure in litigation under the attorney client privilege, attorney work product doctrine or other applicable privilege or… …   Law dictionary

• privilege against self–incrimination — see privilege 1b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• privilege against self incrimination — n.    a right to refuse to testify against oneself in a criminal prosecution or in any legal proceeding which might be used against the person. This privilege is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which provides: No… …   Law dictionary

• privilege to publish — index copyright Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• privilege to reproduce — index copyright Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Privilege — Priv i*lege, n. [F. privil[ e]ge, L. privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• physician-patient privilege — The right to withhold evidence in a trial or other legal proceeding on the basis that any information disclosed by a patient to a doctor for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment is confidential (unless the patient consents to disclosure).… …   Law dictionary

• Privilege — • A permanent concession made by a legislator outside of the common law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Privilege     Privilege      …   Catholic encyclopedia