privilege
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See also privilège
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[edit] English
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- IPA: /ˈpɹɪvəlɛdʒ/ (Canadian) or /ˈpɹɪv(ə)lɪdʒ/ (RP) or /ˈpɹɪv(ə)lədʒ/
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French privilège, from Latin privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law.
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privilege (plural privileges)
- A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise.
- (law) a common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
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A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor
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a common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court
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[edit] Verb
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to privilege (third-person singular simple present privileges, present participle privileging, simple past and past participle privileged)
- (archaic) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
- (archaic) To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
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to grant some particular right or exemption to
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to bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger
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