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ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

\ɐtˈɜːniklˈa͡ɪ͡ənt pɹˈɪvɪlɪd͡ʒ], \ɐtˈɜːniklˈa‍ɪ‍ənt pɹˈɪvɪlɪd‍ʒ], \ɐ_t_ˈɜː_n_i_k_l_ˈaɪə_n_t p_ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Legal Glossary Database
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A rule that keeps communications between an attorney and her client confidential and bars them from being used as evidence in a trial, or even being seen by the opposing party during discovery.

2010 - Legal Glossary Database
By Oddity Software

This term applies to the right an individual has for the information he gives his attorney that it be kept confidential.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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