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priest-penitent privilege

/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

翻译: 指神职人员与向其忏悔或寻求灵性指导的人之间交流的保密原则,禁止在法庭上强迫神职人员就该交流作证。

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/ˈpriːst ˈpenɪtənt ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/C1formallegal
  • zh指神职人员与向其忏悔或寻求灵性指导的人之间交流的保密原则,禁止在法庭上强迫神职人员就该交流作证。

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.

    zh告解保密

    • 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.