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MARITAL COMMUNICATIONS PRIVILEGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- husband-wife privilege
1, record 1, English, husband%2Dwife%20privilege
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- marital communications privilege 1, record 1, English, marital%20communications%20privilege
correct
- marital-communications privilege 2, record 1, English, marital%2Dcommunications%20privilege
correct
- marital privilege 2, record 1, English, marital%20privilege
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The privilege allowing a spouse not to testify, and to prevent another from testifying, about confidential communications with the other spouse during the marriage. 2, record 1, English, - husband%2Dwife%20privilege
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A spouse who is called as a witness may refuse to disclose a communication which the other spouse made to the witness. Throughout all the Canadian jurisdictions, statutes have enacted this privilege for marital communications .... The privilege applies to "any communication" between the spouses; it is not limited to confidential communications. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 411) 1, record 1, English, - husband%2Dwife%20privilege
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- privilège du conjoint
1, record 1, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20du%20conjoint
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- privilège des communications conjugales 1, record 1, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20des%20communications%20conjugales
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privilège du conjoint; privilège des communications conjugales : termes normalisés par le comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - privil%C3%A8ge%20du%20conjoint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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