HyperDic: priest-penitent_privilege

English > 1 sense of the expression priest-penitent privilege:
NOUNattributepriest-penitent privilegethe right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges
English > priest-penitent privilege: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges.
Broaderprivilege(law) the right to refuse / refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

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