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PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

\pɹˈɪvɪlɪd͡ʒd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈe͡ɪʃənz], \pɹˈɪvɪlɪd‍ʒd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈe‍ɪʃənz], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ_d k_ə_m_j_ˌuː_n_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\

Definitions of PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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The privacy of information and its protection against unauthorized disclosure.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The legal protection of communication that was carried out and the disclosure of which is prohibited by the privelege holder. In the case of child abuse, doctors or therapists are not withheld to testify.

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

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