privilege
English Thesaurus
1. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | advantage, vantage, |
| definition | : | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position (noun.attribute) |
2. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | right, |
| definition | : | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | easement, |
| definition | : | (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | privilege of the floor, |
| definition | : | the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session (noun.attribute) |
3. (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | right, |
| definition | : | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | attorney-client privilege, |
| definition | : | the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | informer's privilege, |
| definition | : | the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | journalist's privilege, |
| definition | : | the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | physician-patient privilege, |
| definition | : | the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | priest-penitent privilege, |
| definition | : | the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. bestow a privilege upon (verb.social)
5. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (noun.attribute)
6. bestow a privilege upon (verb.social)
| derivation | : | favor, favour, |
| definition | : | an act of gracious kindness (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | privilege, |
| definition | : | a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | favor, favour, |
| definition | : | a feeling of favorable regard (noun.feeling) |
7. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (noun.attribute)
8. bestow a privilege upon (verb.social)
| derivation | : | favor, favour, |
| definition | : | an act of gracious kindness (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | privilege, |
| definition | : | a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | favor, favour, |
| definition | : | a feeling of favorable regard (noun.feeling) |
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