spousal privilege

spousal privilege
Category: Criminal Law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


spousal privilege
n. The right to not disclose confidential marital communications; may be asserted as a basis for not answering a question under oath.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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