marital privilege
- A legal protection that allows husbands and wives to avoid testifying about private conversations with each other or testifying against each other in certain court cases
- The case was complicated because she invoked marital privilege refusing to disclose sensitive conversations.
- Marital privilege became a key factor in the trial as he declined to testify against his wife.
- The judge explained to the man that he could use marital privilege to avoid testifying.
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