privilege
legal right or duty to refuse disclosure of evidence
physician-patient privilege
protection against medical patient details in court
self-incrimination
the act of exposing oneself generally to criminal prosecution, either by interrogation or voluntarily; compelling someone to self-incriminate is outlawed in many legal systems
priest-penitent privilege
secrecy of religious confessions in law
spousal privilege
Legal term
reporter's privilege
limited right for journalists to withhold sources
client confidentiality
legal principle concerning professional respect for the privacy of a customer
legal professional privilege
secrecy of law advice to clients
deliberative process privilege
common-law principle that the internal processes of the executive branch of a government are immune from normal disclosure