privilege

privilegio

Derecho a hacer o tener algo que no está al alcance de todo el mundo.

En inglés sencillo: Something you are allowed to do or have that is not available to everyone.

• Driving is a privilege.
• Only members enjoy this privilege.
• He lost his visiting privileges after breaking the rules.

Cómo se usa: privilege of doing something (Members have the privilege of using the private pool.)

Sinónimos: special right, benefit

Expresiones frecuentes: special privilege, enjoy a privilege, privilege of something, social privilege

secreto profesional

Protección legal que permite no revelar ciertas comunicaciones privadas como prueba ante un tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: Legal protection that allows certain private communications to be kept out of court evidence.

• The lawyer claimed privilege over the letters.
• Their private conversation was protected by attorney-client privilege.
• The court decided that privilege did not cover those emails.

Sinónimos: evidentiary privilege

Expresiones frecuentes: legal privilege, attorney-client privilege, claim privilege