HyperDic: physician-patient_privilege

English > 1 sense of the expression *physician-patient privilege*:
NOUN	attribute	physician-patient privilege	the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient

English > *physician-patient privilege*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient.
Broader	privilege	(law) the right to refuse / refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship