Legal Definition and Related Resources of Privilege
Meaning of Privilege
An exceptional or extraordinary advantage or right ; an exemption from some duty, burden, liability or attendance to which certain persons are entitled. May be absolute as that conferred by the United States constitution upon members of Congress with respect to defamatory matter published in the performance of their legislative function. Barr v Matteo, 360 U.S. 564, 79 S. Ct. 1335, 3 L.Ed.2d 1434. Also, U.S. Constitution article 1, Section 6, Appendix 1. A qualified privilege is one that extends to a defamatory statement when it is made in good faith on any subject matter in which the person communicating has an interest or in reference to which he has a right or duty, if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty on a privileged occasion then in the manner and under circumstances fairly warranted by the occasion and duty, right or interest. See Watwood v Stone’s mercantile agency , Inc., 90 App. D. C. 156, 194 F.2d 160. Also see Kenney v Gurney, 208 Ala. 623, 95 So. 34.
Synonyms of Privilege
noun
- advantage
- affranchisement
- allowance
- authority
- authorization
- beneficium
- benefit
- chance
- charter
- dispensation
- enfranchisement
- entitlement
- exemption
- favor
- franchise
- freedom
- grant
- honor
- immunitas
- immunity
- indulgence
- liberty
- license
- opportunity
- permission
- perquisite
- prerogative
- priority
- release
- right
- sanction
- title
- tolerance
- vouchsafement
- warrant
- Associated Concepts: executive privilege
- immunity
- privilege against selfincrimination
- privileged communications
- privileged statement
- privileges and immunities
- qualified privilegeforeign phrases: Privilegium est beneficium personale
- et extinguitur cum persona
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Privilege in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of privilege.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Privilege
(You may find privilege at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
mid-12c. “grant, commission” (recorded earlier in Old English, but as a Latin word), from Old French privilege “right, priority, privilege” (12c.) and directly from Latin privilegium “law applying to one person, bill of law in favor of or against an individual,” in the post-Augustine period “an ordinance in favor of an individual, privilege, prerogative,” from privus “individual” (see private (adj.)) + lex (genitive legis) “law” (see legal (adj.)). Meaning “advantage granted” is from mid-14c. in English.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- privilege in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- privilege in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Privilege Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Privilege in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: A right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit advantage.
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Hierarchical Display of Privilege
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Meaning of Privilege
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Resources
Translation of Privilege
- Spanish: Privilegio parlamentario
- French: Privilège
- German: Privilegien des Abgeordneten
- Italian: Privilegio
- Portuguese: Privilégio parlamentar
- Polish: Przywilej parlamentarny
Thesaurus of Privilege
Politics > Parliament > Member of Parliament > Privilege
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Status of the person elected > Privilege
See also
Privilege in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of privilege.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Privilege
(You may find privilege at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
mid-12c. “grant, commission” (recorded earlier in Old English, but as a Latin word), from Old French privilege “right, priority, privilege” (12c.) and directly from Latin privilegium “law applying to one person, bill of law in favor of or against an individual,” in the post-Augustine period “an ordinance in favor of an individual, privilege, prerogative,” from privus “individual” (see private (adj.)) + lex (genitive legis) “law” (see legal (adj.)). Meaning “advantage granted” is from mid-14c. in English.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- privilege in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- privilege in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Privilege Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Privilege in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: A right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit advantage.
Privilege
Privilege
Privilege
Hierarchical Display of Privilege
Politics > Parliament > Member of Parliament
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Status of the person elected
Meaning of Privilege
Overview and more information about Privilege
For a more comprehensive understanding of Privilege, see in the general part of the online platform.[rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”]
Resources
Translation of Privilege
- Spanish: Privilegio parlamentario
- French: Privilège
- German: Privilegien des Abgeordneten
- Italian: Privilegio
- Portuguese: Privilégio parlamentar
- Polish: Przywilej parlamentarny
Thesaurus of Privilege
Politics > Parliament > Member of Parliament > Privilege
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Status of the person elected > Privilege
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