Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun priest-penitent_privilege

1 sense of priest-penitent privilege

Sense 1
priest-penitent privilege -- (the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges)
       => privilege -- ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)