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priest-penitent privilege

/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

Traduction: Principe juridique et religieux protégeant la confidentialité des communications entre un prêtre ou un membre du clergé et une personne confessant ses péchés ou cherchant un conseil spirituel, et interdisant de contraindre le clergé à témoigner de ces communications devant un tribunal.

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/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/C1formallegal
  • frPrincipe juridique et religieux protégeant la confidentialité des communications entre un prêtre ou un membre du clergé et une personne confessant ses péchés ou cherchant un conseil spirituel, et interdisant de contraindre le clergé à témoigner de ces communications devant 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.

    frsecret de la confession

    • 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.