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priv·i·leged

(prĭv′ə-lĭjd, prĭv′lĭjd)

adj.

1. Enjoying a privilege or having privileges: a privileged childhood; privileged society.

2. Entailing or carrying certain privileges: a reporter who has a privileged relationship with the actor.

3. Law

a. Protected by a legally recognized right against disclosure: privileged information.

b. Protected by a legally recognized right against a lawsuit for libel or slander.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

Privileged people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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privileged

(ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd)

adj

1. enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges

2. (Law) law

a. not actionable as a libel or slander

b. (of a communication, document, etc) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge

3. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of a vessel) having the right of way

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priv•i•leged

(ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, ˈprɪv lɪdʒd)

adj.

1. belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges.

2. entitled to or exercising a privilege.

3. restricted to a select group or individual: privileged information.

4. Law. (of statements or communications)

a. confidential; not making the participants liable to prosecution for libel or slander.

b. protected against being used as evidence in court.

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Adj.	1.	privileged - blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
	2.	privileged - not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement" exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
	3.	privileged - confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" inside, inner exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"

privileged

adjective

1. special, powerful, advantaged, favoured, ruling, honoured, entitled, elite, indulged They were a wealthy and privileged elite.

2. confidential, special, inside, exceptional, privy, off the record, not for publication This data is privileged information.

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privileged

adjective

Of or being information available only to authorized persons:

classified, confidential, restricted.

Translations

مُتَمَتِّع بامتيازات خاصَّه

privilegovaný

privilegeret

kiváltságos

forréttinda-

privilegiato

privilegert

privilegovaný

privilegiran

ayrıcalıklı

有特权的

privileged

[ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd]

A. ADJ

1. (= advantaged) [position, life] → privilegiado
for a privileged few → para unos pocos privilegiados or afortunados

2. (= secret) [information] → confidencial

3. (Jur) [communication] → privilegiado; [document] → confidencial

B. N the privileged → los privilegiados

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privileged

[ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd] adj

[person, position] → privilégié(e)
to feel privileged to do sth (= feel fortunate) → se sentir honoré(e) de faire qch
to be privileged to do sth (= be fortunate) → être honoré(e) de faire qch

[information] → privilégié(e)

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privileged

adj

person, classes → privilegiert; (Parl) speech → der Immunität unterliegend attr; claim, debt → bevorrechtigt; for a privileged few → für wenige Privilegierte, für eine kleine Gruppe von Privilegierten; to be privileged to do something → das Privileg genießen, etw zu tun; I was privileged to meet him → ich hatte das Privileg or die Ehre, ihm vorgestellt zu werden; in a privileged position → in einer privilegierten Position; privileged stock → Vorzugsaktien pl

(= secret) information → vertraulich

(Jur) document → vertraulich; privileged communication → vertrauliche Mitteilung

n the privileged pl (= elite) → die Privilegierten

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privileged

[ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd] adj → privilegiato/a
a privileged few → pochi privilegiati
the privileged few → la minoranza dei privilegiati

privilege

(ˈprivəlidʒ) noun

(a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people. Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.

ˈprivileged adjective

privileged

a. confidencial, privilegiado-a; reservado-a;

___ information → información ___ o reservada.

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Abolish the peerage, and all the wealthy people will constitute the privileged class; instead of a hundred, you will have ten thousand, instead of removing class distinctions, you have merely widened the mischief.

So the victory over the monarchical system, obtained by the middle classes with a view to extending the number of the privileged class, will produce its natural effect--the people will triumph in turn over the middle classes.

"If I require that the ignorant masses should be governed by a strong hand," the doctor resumed, after a brief pause, "I should desire at the same time that the framework of the social system should be sufficiently yielding and elastic to allow those who have the will and are conscious of their ability to emerge from the crowd, to rise and take their place among the privileged classes.

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In the earliest stages of love the services are small that we are privileged to do for the loved one.

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It is generally found possible -- by a little artificial compression or expansion on the part of the State physicians -- to make some of the more intelligent leaders of a rebellion perfectly Regular, and to admit them at once into the privileged classes; a much larger number, who are still below the standard, allured by the prospect of being ultimately ennobled, are induced to enter the State Hospitals, where they are kept in honourable confinement for life; one or two alone of the more obstinate, foolish, and hopelessly irregular are led to execution.

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These were esteemed very highly by the other slaves, and looked upon as the privileged ones of the plantation; for it was no small affair, in the eyes of the slaves, to be allowed to see Baltimore.

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7525 provides a limited privilege to communications between a federally authorized tax practitioner and a taxpayer to the extent the communication would be considered privileged if it were between an attorney and a taxpayer.

Client communications protected by Sec. 7525

Disclosure of the privileged information to a third party can waive the Sec.

The Sec. 7525 privilege relating to taxpayer communications

For example, if the client is seeking the attorney's business advice, in most cases, this communication is not privileged. However, if the client is looking for legal analysis as it relates to his or her business, this can be protected.