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priest-penitent privilege

/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

Traducción: Principio jurídico y religioso que protege la confidencialidad de las comunicaciones entre un sacerdote o ministro de culto y una persona que confiesa pecados o busca consejo espiritual, y que prohíbe obligar al clero a testificar sobre dichas comunicaciones en un tribunal.

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/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/C1formallegal
  • esPrincipio jurídico y religioso que protege la confidencialidad de las comunicaciones entre un sacerdote o ministro de culto y una persona que confiesa pecados o busca consejo espiritual, y que prohíbe obligar al clero a testificar sobre dichas comunicaciones en un tribunal.

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.

    essecreto de confesión

    • 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.