Law and Privilege

Law

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

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Privilege and law are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Privilege" instead a noun "Law".

Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

Privilege noun - Something granted as a special favor.

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Law and privilege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Law" instead a noun "Privilege".

Nearby Words: privileged, privileging

human	human law	human privilege
special	special law	special privilege
common	common law	common privilege
real	real law	real privilege
Other adjectives: main, religious.

This is a staple of Law & Order, which tends to ping pong around a bit between marital confidence and spousal testimonial privilege, depending on the needs of the episode.

Source: Spousal Privilege
Doctor-patient privilege does not cover evidence of a crime: when a medical professional comes across evidence of things such as child abuse, they are required by law to report it to the authorities.

Source: Series / Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
It's a classic example of Hollywood Law; spousal privilege applies to things discussed during the marriage.

Source: Spousal Privilege

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