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priest-penitent privilege

/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

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/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/C1formallegal
  • ruЮридический и религиозный принцип, защищающий конфиденциальность общения между священником или представителем духовенства и лицом, исповедующим грехи или ищущим духовного совета, и запрещающий принуждение духовенства к даче показаний об этом общении в суде.

A legal and religious principle that protects the confidentiality of communications between a priest or clergy member and a person confessing sins or seeking spiritual counsel, preventing the clergy from being compelled to testify about those communications in court.

  1. Confidentiality in confessionC2formal

    A legal principle that protects the confidentiality of communications between a priest and a penitent during confession or spiritual counseling.

    ruТайна исповеди

    • The court upheld the priest-penitent privilege, refusing to force the priest to testify.
    • Under priest-penitent privilege, the details of the confession cannot be disclosed.
    • The lawyer argued that the conversation was protected by priest-penitent privilege.