Privilege (evidence)
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In the law of evidence, a privilege is a rule of evidence that allows the holder of the privilege to refuse to disclose information or provide evidence about a certain subject or to bar such evidence from being disclosed or used in a judicial or other proceeding.
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See also
- Accountant–client privilege
- Admissible evidence
- Deliberative process privilege
- Priest–penitent privilege
- Privilege log
- Physician-patient privilege
- Psychotherapist–patient privilege
- Public-interest immunity
- Reporters' privilege
- Right to silence
- Shield law
- State secrets privilege
- Subpoena duces tecum
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