privilege
Noun:
- A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: A benefit not enjoyed by everyone, often due to status, position, or circumstance.
- (Law) A right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor: This can include legal rights like the attorney-client privilege, which protects confidential communications.
Verb:
- To grant a privilege or special advantage to someone: To bestow an exclusive right or favor upon a person or group.
Noun:
- Access to quality healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.
- The lawyer reminded her client of their attorney-client privilege.
- He had the privilege of growing up in a safe and supportive environment.
Verb (less common):
- The membership cards privilege them with early access to ticket sales.
- Historically, the law privileged certain classes over others.
"Privilege against self-incrimination": A legal right guaranteeing that an individual cannot be compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal case.
- He invoked his privilege against self-incrimination and refused to answer the question.
"White privilege" / "Male privilege": Sociological terms describing systemic advantages possessed by white people or men based on their race or gender in a particular society.
- The workshop aimed to educate participants about the often-invisible dynamics of white privilege.
"It is a privilege to...": A formal phrase used to express that something is a great honor.
- It is a great privilege to address this assembly today.
Privileged (Adjective):
- Having special rights, advantages, or immunities.
- She came from a privileged background.
- (Of information) Confidential and protected by law.
- The documents are legally privileged.
Privileging (Gerund/Noun):
- The act of granting privilege or showing favor.
- The policy was accused of privileging one community over another.
- Prerogative: An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group.
- Advantage: A condition giving a greater chance of success.
- Prerogative: A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
- Immunity: Protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty.
- Disadvantage: An unfavorable circumstance.
- Handicap: A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.
"Check your privilege": An admonition to be aware of one's own unearned social advantages and not assume others share the same experiences.
- Before criticizing her struggle, you should check your privilege.
"Privilege of the floor": A parliamentary term granting a non-member the right to speak in a legislative assembly.
- The expert witness was granted the privilege of the floor to present her findings.
- (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
- a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
- bestow a privilege upon