marital communications privilege

Definitions of marital communications privilege
  1. noun
    neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
    synonyms: husband-wife privilege
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    type of:
    privilege
    (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
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