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Legal privilege
/ˈliːɡᵊl ˈprɪvᵊlɪʤ/ (n.)

A fundamental legal principle that protects the confidentiality of communications between a lawyer and client and, in limited cases, third parties, to ensure the client can obtain candid legal advice freely and openly without any risk it will be revealed to anyone or used against the client. Legal privilege applies automatically to in-scope communications.