privileged communication
21communication — communicational, adj. /keuh myooh ni kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. 2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs. 3. something imparted,… …
22privileged communications — Those statements made by certain persons within a protected relationship such as husband wife, attorney client, priest penitent and the like which the law protects from forced disclosure on the witness stand at the option of the witness, client,… …
23privileged — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having or enjoying one or more privileges < privileged classes > 2. not subject to the usual rules or penalties because of some special circumstance; especially not subject to disclosure in a court of law < a… …
24privileged occasion — An occasion the circumstances of which are such as to make privileged a statement otherwise defamatory, thereby rendering the statement wanting in respect of the essential element of the tort of libel or slander. Blakeslee v Carroll, 64 Conn 223 …
25privileged relation — A relation of such nature that communications between the parties thereto are protected against disclosure by one of the parties, as a witness testifying in an action or proceeding, upon objection thereto by the other party. 58 Am J1st Witn §§… …
26privileged communications — >> communication. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
27communication — n. message 1) to address, direct, send (all) communications (to a certain place) 2) a direct; official; personal; privileged ( confidential ) communication 3) a communication from; to act, means of communicating 4) to establish communication 5)… …
28communication — A statement made in writing or by word of mouth by one person to another; the transfer of information by speech and by acts, signs, and appearances. People v Daghita, 299 NY 194, 86 NE2d 172, 10 ALR2d 1385. See privileged communications …
29confidential communication — con·fi·den·tial communication /ˌkän fə den chəl / n: a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as husband and wife, attorney and client, or doctor and patient) such that the recipient of the communication has a privilege… …
30confidential communication — noun : privileged communication 1 * * * Law. a confidential statement made to a lawyer, doctor, or pastor, or to one s husband or wife, privileged against disclosure in court if the privilege is claimed by the client, patient, penitent, or spouse …
