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INFORMER'S PRIVILEGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("informer's privilege" is a kind of...):
privilege ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)