HUSBAND-WIFE PRIVILEGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married

Synonyms:

husband-wife privilege; marital communications privilege

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("husband-wife privilege" is a kind of...):

privilege ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)