Privileged

Definition of Privileged

Priv´i`leged

a.

1.

Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right, advantage, or immunity.

Privileged communication
a -	(Law) A communication which can not be disclosed without the consent of the party making it, - such as those made by a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their religious or medical advisers
b -	A communication which does not expose the party making it to indictment for libel, - such as those made by persons communicating confidentially with a government, persons consulted confidentially as to the character of servants, etc.

Privileged debts
(Law) those to which a preference in payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person, or out of the estate of an insolvent.

Privileged witnesses
(Law) witnesses who are not obliged to testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to their dealings with their clients, and officers of state as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and physicans are placed in the same category, so far as concerns information received by them professionally. - Wharton.

Related Words

admitted, advantaged, auricular, authorized, between us, chartered, confidential, elite, empowered, enfranchised, entitled, esoteric, excepted, excused, exempt, exempted, favored, franchised, honored, hush-hush, immune, in petto, indulged, inside, irresponsible, let off, licensed, not for publication, off the record, patented, permitted, powerful, private, privy, protected, released, restricted, rich, ruling, sanctioned, sealed, secret, spared, special, unaccountable, unanswerable, under privilege, unliable, unpublishable, unsubject, warranted, wealthy

Browse

Privado
Privatdocent
Private
Private act
Private international law
private law
Private nuisance
Private soldier
Private way
Privateer
Privateering
Privateersman
Privately
Privateness
Privation
Privative
Privatively
Privativeness
Privet
Privilege
-Privileged-
Privileged communication
Privileged debts
Privileged witnesses
Privily
Privity
Privy
Privy chamber
Privy council
Privy councilor
Privy purse
Privy seal
Privy verdict
Prizable
Prize
Prize court
Prize fight
Prize fighter
Prize fighting
Prize master
Prize medal

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

© 2009 Interapple, Inc. Cover